Expats of Qatar
Natalie Shendo (Belarus)
"I came to Qatar 4 years ago. Did I think I would stay that long? I have been living in Belarus for almost all the time, was working in hospitality, had my family and friends back there and was not even thinking of moving anywhere else. Especially the Middle [...]
Joanna & Khaled (Poland, Tunisia)
“You’re moving WHERE?” asked another one of my friends, after I informed him that I’m planning to settle down in Qatar, back in 2012. Once again, I had to explain that I’m not set to live in a village in the middle of the desert, rolling my eyes at lousy [...]
Natasha Avila (Costa Rica)
“As soon as I finished college I decided to travel and come to the Middle East. Most people in Latin America dream to travel to Europe but I think I was a little bit different from the rest. Since high school, I used to talk with my friends about [...]
Robert Cody (United States)
"I don’t know if Qatar is made for me or I’m made for Qatar but I love shopping at the malls, I like the heat, and I like exercising outdoors. One of my favorite stories is when I was running outdoors one day and it was 42 degrees outside, [...]
Natalia Mikhalchenkova (Russia)
"Qatar is my Arabian fairy tale. I think it would be the best explanation for it. Have I ever thought that I, a Russian girl, would ever move to the Middle East? Yes, I knew it and I really felt some kind of I would say connection with this part [...]
Elliot Rose (United Kingdom)
“I grew up just outside of London and have lived in and around London most of my life. For the last few years before we moved out to Doha in August 2019, we were living in Surrey, to the South West of London. Initially, it was a big culture [...]