Thanks to all for responding so quickly thus far! I have a nursing education but no longer hold registration, I have childcare experience and reception experience and a journalism education to back up my love of the English language! Is part-time employment a possibility? Should I have a monthly salary figure in mind? I am Canadian and am scheduled to arrive in February 2013. Any general advice about packing for Doha? Many thanks to all again; your responses help me to feel welcome in a land so far from my own!