So..... since i have been here i have not been publishing to many blogs. Despite the great responses i normally enjoy and repeated requests to write, WritE, WRITE!!!, i have not been able to sit down and type about my experience here. I could not figure out why this was such a problem until i had a conversation with my father. I realized, after our talk, that there are two things holding me back. First i realized that so many of my stories come from dialog. After i have told someone a story it is a million times easier to sit [View Full Entry]

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This one will be short and quick but i thought everyone should know whats going on. We played Friday night for a chance to go to the finals. Our opponent was the only team that we had not beaten and the guys had a bad history of falling apart against them. Diego and I had talked before the match and came to the conclusion that it was going to be up to us if we were to win. The first set went to us mainly because of Diego's play. The second set was a sea-saw battle and when the score hit [View Full Entry]

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So i see its been 23 days since my last blog. I wish i could say that i've been out experiencing new things and thus to busy to write. Alas the opposite has been true. Since my last blog the days have been vanishing in mundane daily habits with only a few hiccups to break the monotony. This has not been completely unhelpful though as i have been able to focus on my rehab and physical shape. Sorry mom i still haven't gained any weight but my knee is doing well and the rest of my body feels as good as [View Full Entry]

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On the surface, the Gulf States are a wealthy land populated by modestly dressed men and women who follow the precepts of Islam and devoutly adhere to the Koran. However, underneath this veneer, there writhes debauchery of a most surprising kind. The initial foray into the Gulf States was Kuwait - which might just have the world’s most inefficient visa-on-arrival system. You would surmise that with the enormous money made from oil, that some funds would have been invested to ensure an efficient airport - but alas no. The situation did not improve upon finally entering the country, fo [View Full Entry]

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First let me start with a quick note to everyone out there. Thank you all for your positive comments and notes on some of my stories. While i may not get the chance to reply to all of them I want you all to know what a joy it is when I log on and see that my blogs are well received. So thank you all and please keep the comments coming. Now without further ado. Many people have been asking me what the locals do here for fun. Up until a couple weeks ago the only response I could give [View Full Entry]

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I don't have much too interesting to say but wanted to share the photos I took in Bahrain with you. The go-karting was a blast too. Definitely the most fun I've ever had on a go kart. They were fast (stupid US governing laws) and they didn't care if you bumped each other or the wall. Which wasn't really even a wall, just tires :o) Bahrain seems to be in a transitional state right now. There is a lot of construction going on and I've been told they are trying to do what Dubai has done. It's just weird to see [View Full Entry]

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When coming to Bahrain I thought that I was going to be exposed to mainly middle east and muslim culture. I was wong! There are many other cultures here in Bahrain and I had my first encounter with a traditional south Indian experience today. Just a word of warning: this story does contain nudity so please if there are children present they may need to leave the room. It all started when I told Diego that I felt like I needed a massage. With only a look I knew I had opened Pandora’s Box and he said he would take care [View Full Entry]

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I knew it had been a long time since I last blogged, but I didn't think it had quite been 46 days...oops! I'd like to cook up some story about how I had not a single spare moment, but that just wouldn't be truthful. I have been occupied, but I must admit I could have taken an hour and updated you all. I've been really poor at even responding to emails these past couple weeks. Take it as a testament to how much I'm enjoying Hong Kong, I'm just having such a great time! I'm in Bahrain at the moment. I've [View Full Entry]

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I have been adjusting slowly and steadily for the past few weeks. After some disputes about my contract I am officially part of the Busiateen Volleyball Club. I received my first payment and a car a few days ago and have been enjoying both as much as i can. I have also been learning alot about the culture here and am realizing how different it really is from what im used to. There are little curve balls all around that keep me constantly on my toes and wondering whats next. The perfect example of this was just last week when I [View Full Entry]

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I went to bahrain recently for work purposes. Specifically I was there to provide sustainability advice in a masterplanning competition that my company is running for a new exclusive resort out there. It was quite a fun trip, except for the fact that it was complelty and utterly freezing cold. So cold in fact that I was shaking in the meeting room that we were sitting in from the cold. The presentations were mostly pretty good. One of the companies that was presenting really didn’t have a clue about what they were doing or proposing. The second company was really quite [View Full Entry]

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