Hey this Forum is great for getting info.My husband leaves in a few weeks now and although i'm dreading him leaving us for a few months i am looking forward to him getting there so he will then know more about the place. It looks like we can get the kids in to Compass International school so even though it costs a fortune it's very nice to know that i won't have to home school them !!!!We have spoken to a few people (friends of friends who live in Doha) and they all say very postive stuff.Still don't know what we are going to do furnture wise, some people say take it and make it a home and others say leave it at home. Hopefully once my husband is there we will finally make a decision.We brought the book The Complete Residents Guide to Qatar by Explorer which is pretty good reading.Hopefully we can confirm school placements soon and then we will know which areas to look in for a house.It sounds like it's best to live in the school area as this makes the travel time etc more bearable.I'm hoping we can find a 4 bedroom place in .a great compound so we can start the process of making new friends