shimweasel

Probably everyone who actually reads this knows already, but I’ve been offered a job in Qatar.
There are some pretty formidable drawbacks: Doha is not the most exciting city in the world - indeed, according to the Lonely Planet, it’s actually the least. I’ll miss a lot of bands, and all my friends and family (even if half my family is actually overseas at the moment).
At the same time, though, it’s a chance to do some (pretty decently remunerated) work overseas, which apparently is well-regarded in Sydney. I’ll be working on the light displays for the Asian Games, and if they’re willing to pay me more than $2000 a week on the evidence of knowing a couple of programming languages, I’m sure I can parlay that into another job once I show that I actually do know what I’m talking about. Even if that doesn’t happen, I’ll have enough cash to float around Europe absorbing culture for a few months.

This is exciting and challenging and one of the scariest things I’ve ever done, so, please, leave comments - let me know if you think I’m crazy or doing the right thing.