Diary Entries
3 K Run
David's Birthday
Camel Races 
April Birthdays
Nathan's Wedding
3 K Run
Ok, so 3 K may be a little misleading.  We think it was more like 2.5 K.  We ran this event along the Corniche with several of our friends from Carnegie Mellon.  

The idea was to encourage good health. The run was sponsored by the Qatar Athletic Association and the Qatar Diabetes Association.  Had a good time and got a free t-shirt!

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David and Funke's Birthday

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Sherwin

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April

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Love the Masks!

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Madison

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Camel Races
This was truly a cultural experience!  We can say we are glad we went but we don't necessarily feel the urge to go back any time soon.  There is controversy surrounding the camel races, specifically the jockeys.  The jockeys are young, skinny little boys and camels aren't known for being nice.  We've been told that these kids are not fed properly so they are light weight and that they are probably stolen or bought from other countries.  Don't know if that is true.  

The local newspapers are telling us that there is a ban on the use of the child jockeys and that they'll be replaced with remote controlled robotic jockeys next year.  They were supposedly testing the robots on Tuesday the 19th during our working hours so we couldn't be there.

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Waiting for their chance to race

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Walking to the starting line

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And they're off!  Look out...

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There are different race tracks.  We think this one was an 8 K race.  The camels and jockeys are followed by the broadcasting van so viewers can see this at home.

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The owners of the camels follow in their SUV's.

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The winner of the first race.

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2nd, 3rd and 4th

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April Birthdays
All the men in my immediate family have birthdays in April.
  • April 7 - Pawpaw
  • April 10 - David
  • April 14 - Dad
  • April 15 - Papa Duke
  • April 20 - John & Isaac
  • May 5 - Bret... I know this is not in April, but it's really close.

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Nathan Murray's Wedding

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I flew to Oxford, Mississippi to be at one of my best friend's wedding.  Nathan Murray has been one of my best friends since we first met in about third or fourth grade.  He married Carla Davis.

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