But mojonojo, if you were an expat kid, and it sounds as though you travelled around a fair bit, it means that you had quite a few experiences of living in different places.
By way of contrast, it sounds as though JBH's daughter hasn't previously had this kind of experience, it would be her first, and basically only, opportunity.
I reckon it's a once in a lifetime opportunity for her and she should go for it.
If the situation were the reverse, mojonojo, if you hadn't had all your childhood experiences in those various places, and knowing how you've grown and developed as a person and had so many interesting experiences, if you were offered your *first* overseas experience, would you still say 'no'?
If she's just finishing GCSEs and wanting to do A'Levels, which she'd be able to do in Doha, it's likely that she'd then return to UK in any event to go to university or whatever, or to do training and join a police force, so we're talking about a couple of years, in the first instance at least.
If it doesn't suit her or she doesn't like it in the short-term, there's light at the end of the tunnel, it's not a permanent move for her. I think, though, that she has far more to gain from the experience than to lose.
Also, in my personal experience, the things that I've tended to regret in life aren't the things that I *have done*, but the things that I *haven't done*. If you do something, and you don't like it or it goes wrong, well, you learn from that experience, you gain valuable knowledge and strength, you move on. If you don't do something, well, in later years, you can be left with a slightly unfulfilled sense of "If only..."
But mojonojo, if you were an expat kid, and it sounds as though you travelled around a fair bit, it means that you had quite a few experiences of living in different places.
By way of contrast, it sounds as though JBH's daughter hasn't previously had this kind of experience, it would be her first, and basically only, opportunity.
I reckon it's a once in a lifetime opportunity for her and she should go for it.
If the situation were the reverse, mojonojo, if you hadn't had all your childhood experiences in those various places, and knowing how you've grown and developed as a person and had so many interesting experiences, if you were offered your *first* overseas experience, would you still say 'no'?
If she's just finishing GCSEs and wanting to do A'Levels, which she'd be able to do in Doha, it's likely that she'd then return to UK in any event to go to university or whatever, or to do training and join a police force, so we're talking about a couple of years, in the first instance at least.
If it doesn't suit her or she doesn't like it in the short-term, there's light at the end of the tunnel, it's not a permanent move for her. I think, though, that she has far more to gain from the experience than to lose.
Also, in my personal experience, the things that I've tended to regret in life aren't the things that I *have done*, but the things that I *haven't done*. If you do something, and you don't like it or it goes wrong, well, you learn from that experience, you gain valuable knowledge and strength, you move on. If you don't do something, well, in later years, you can be left with a slightly unfulfilled sense of "If only..."