Doha Environmental Actions Project (DEAP) is known to many for its beach clean-ups and the environmental activism its leader, Jose Saucedo, inspires in young people. Emma Morrell chats with Jose about his passion project, the challenges Covid has brought, and how we can all get involved. E: To get us started, could you tell us a bit about yourself and your background?J: I’m an industrial engineer turned environmentalist. I worked in the food industry in the US for over a decade. My job was to save millions of dollars through productivity projects. Many were sustainability projects, looking into things like saving…
Author: Emma Morell
Teaching children to give back to their communities might be one of the most valuable lessons they can learn. Yet, it can be challenging for many parents as they may not know where to start. It can also be difficult to figure out the right age to introduce them to the concept and find appropriate ways to get them involved.As with any value you want to instil in your children, it’s likely going to take more than one conversation. In fact, it usually takes a series of discussions that evolve over time.Acts of giving can range from minuscule to large.…
Doha life—it has its challenges, and it has its rewards. Here at Doha Family, we live for the good stuff and love it when we realise that expat life has taught us things we might not have learnt back home. To celebrate our 10th anniversary, Emma Morrell shares the top 10 lessons she learnt from being an expat in Doha. 1. Life Is an Adventure When you arrive in a new place, everything seems so fresh and exciting. There’s something about moving somewhere for the first time that makes us channel fresh energy into setting up a new life.Saying yes…
Most of us remember being the new person in town—wide-eyed with culture shock and bleary-eyed from jetlag. We remember all too well the loneliness and the overwhelm one feels in the hours, days, and weeks after landing. There is so much to say to the newcomer, yet it is hard to find the right words to say it. To anyone who has ever felt lost or alone in a new country, Emma Morrell dedicates this open letter to Doha’s newest arrivals and her once newly-arrived self. Dear newcomer,What did you think when you first got here? Did you arrive in…