Living and working with colleagues is almost an incestuous experience. My recommendation, get out, join the sailing club, the rugby club, any of the various sports clubs (Aspire Zone has some excellent facilities).
There is an Expat Mums club as well as the QL social group here, you can volunteer with the Animal rescue QAWS, I believe there is an American Women's group as well.
Find something outside the compound. You don't have to ignore your neighbours but I found it really stressful to have to live with a group of people who felt they were entitled to not only "observe" my comings and goings and activities but also to comment on them further to others.
I find that the female portion of the population is the most aggravating - men seem to be able to ignore things or be unaware of what's going on because it's none of their concern (not all men but generally) it's the women who tend to be the nosiest and most sh!td!sturbing.
Signature line > "You can't fix stupid"
Living and working with colleagues is almost an incestuous experience. My recommendation, get out, join the sailing club, the rugby club, any of the various sports clubs (Aspire Zone has some excellent facilities).
There is an Expat Mums club as well as the QL social group here, you can volunteer with the Animal rescue QAWS, I believe there is an American Women's group as well.
Find something outside the compound. You don't have to ignore your neighbours but I found it really stressful to have to live with a group of people who felt they were entitled to not only "observe" my comings and goings and activities but also to comment on them further to others.
I find that the female portion of the population is the most aggravating - men seem to be able to ignore things or be unaware of what's going on because it's none of their concern (not all men but generally) it's the women who tend to be the nosiest and most sh!td!sturbing.
Signature line > "You can't fix stupid"