Hey Lea,
I'm even older than you (38), and I'm considering moving to Qatar with my boyfriend (sounds weird when you're my age to call him a boyfriend!!). I'm hoping to move to Qatar with my 6 month and a 2.5 year old. Personally I think your experience will definately be a bigger advantage than a degree, I have a Chemistry degree, and have never done any work relating to Chemistry, so I have not bothered to put it on my resumes over the last few years, and it did not make any difference to me. I actually put my Education History on the last page of my Resume, so I think that they either like your experience first before they even realize that you don't have a degree. Carys.