Wow,
Fourteen
more days and we can be free. We no
longer have access to a car, so we are reliant on the good will of
friends. I guess it is a good thing – I
finally got my first speeding ticket on a trip to the store last week – it was
a fair ticket, so I can’t really complain (other than the cost of $137.) The frustrating thing was that it was my last
week of driving and I had made it unscathed for almost two years – but still
better than most.
Grades
are done and reports are in – bad thing is that the kids know it. With two weeks of school left, it is going to
be a struggle to keep any resemblance of order in the classroom. Then again, we are just as fried as they are
and I foresee games and movies as a core platform to the educational experience
for the last 9½ days.
Shippers
should be here on the 23rd and our stuff should beat us home by a
day. Not much to ship home, but just too
expensive to check extra bags. We are
actually bringing back about 300 lbs. less than we came with, so I guess that is
good. Each time we do this, we realize
how much we can live without.
For
those of you that follow news in the Middle East, you might have seen the
recent discussions about the slavery in Qatar and how several of the watch
groups are now bringing it to the world’s attention. Hopefully the 2022 World Cup will force Qatar
into accountability with the rest of the world.
Here is a News Special about the issue – some of the statistics were very
interesting to me, especially the number of citizens vs. the number of
workers. A simple slow down will cripple
this country – and the workers are already discussing it.
We
are well compensated, but we have been victims of this “sponsorship” system
they have here. Being prisoners unless
your sponsor says you can have an exit visa, no rights when they change
contracts, and the constant fear that they can have you deported and take your
earnings.
Back
in AZ on June 29th at 5:10 PM – can’t wait!!!
Lesson of the Week: Money is the true
corruptor of the world.
Love you all,
Doug
and Missie
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