I'm wrapping things up in the office today. Tonight I head on to Qatar to visit Education City.
Bhagya catches me and asks if I can introduce her and friends Amina and Dorsa to the study abroad students. Of course! Funny - there's an assumption that the study abroad students are studying all the time and absorbed in their own worlds. I assure the women that they did not come over 6000 miles just to hang out with each other: relationships is what it all comes down to! Amina assures me they will it do themselves - they can do it! So, just in case, I head down to where some of the study abroad students are hanging out to poke them to meet the women...Amina, Bhagya and Dorsa squeal in protest - and I hear feet running behind me just as Amina tackles me. Kristin comes upon the scene and I ask if they've met - of course they have. So, all four continue to the back lounge to meet the other students. Moments later, I can hear things are going well. I'm almost worried for Michele back there that they're getting too loud...but not really. This is awesome. Waves of laughter roll across the first floor. And just a few minutes ago, they all left in a pack - I suspect to grab lunch.
Just a little encouragement, a little risk - and you might just make a new friend.
Yay!
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