I've also included a shot of my new power drill, which was indispensable in putting everything together; somehow just having my first power tool for the new place made me feel a little more at home. The experience of getting the drill was a little bit surreal--we went to a Carrefour hypermarket, which is a lot like a Wal-Mart Supercenter. The strange part was going from the grocery aisles, where I was walking past locals in thobes and abayas, Indian and Filipino foods, Arabic sweets, and fresh-baked French breads, to the hardware section. As I headed down the aisle with the power tools, I realized that Randy Travis was playing over the sound system (well, I noticed the fact that country music was playing and the DJ said it was Randy Travis). Standing there looking at Black & Decker cordless drills, saws, etc., and listening to country music, when I ignored the handful of dual-language English-Arabic labels and the price tags in Qatari Riyals, it seemed like I was back in the Ozarks.
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Good job, guys! You're going to have so much fun buying local knickknacks to fill that entertainment center. A houkah pipe, perhaps? Ella, tell me when you're ready to bargain hunt :D (Have truck, will travel)
Just discovered your blog... and IKEA - so jealous! Did you leave all your furniture behind? Looks like you are having fun and taking advantage of your overseas opportunity. I hope we do the same in Korea!
Hi, Kellie! We're glad you found the blog--I think we've now doubled our readership. :) Supposedly IKEA will soon open a store in Qatar, but for occasional trips the one in Dubai is OK; it's just a one-hour flight and we were able to fly all of us over there on frequent flier miles. We did get rid of most of our furniture, thinking we would fit our stuff into a 20-foot container, but got a bad estimate from the moving company and wound up needing a 40-foot container anyway. Oh, well. And yes, we're definitely trying to make the most of it. Good luck with your big move!
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