Thanksgiving in Kuwait

Ok, to start off, one of my loved ones told me that I was being a little too long winded so I will cut to the chase and just say that Thanksgiving in Kuwait is nothing like Thanksgiving at home.  A big part of the holidays for me are the smells and late night conversations among family hanging out in our kitchen. It was family arriving from out of town.  I loved growing up as a child and smelling all of the food cooking in the middle of the night.  My mother, auntie and grandmother were always in the kitchen chatting and laughing away and those sounds and smells would lull me to sleep in anticipation for the next day. I can however thank God for my many blessings from where ever I am and so I do thank him for keeping me safe and for introducing me to some really great people.  Here is a photo collage I have to share of my holiday festivities with some co workers and friends. I hope you enjoyed your home cooked meals with loved ones!

A Day at the Beach in Kuwait

Groupme is a great way to interact and meet new people.  Before leaving the states I created a group called Kuwaiti Hopefuls 2015.  In that group I have made what I hope are some life long friendships. We went through the process of getting our documents together for the Kuwaiti government to approve our travel and residency.  What a long and unorganized process it was....We actually get together now that we are all here and laugh about it now but trust me when I say it was stressful and not funny at the time we were going through it.  The pictures below are just a few of us that met up at the Cheesecake Factory and then on to a beach for some fun in the sun.  Fully clothed is the only way to go to the public beaches for women in Kuwait.