Instead of going to quiz night at our favorite "bar," I opted for baking chocolate chip cookies and catching up on blogs and news that I didn't get to see this weekend and pondering the upcoming @UK conference in Birmingham.

Becca hit my recent feelings about our lovely expansion country on the head with this:

"The ideal will never be realized, but if you constantly pursue it, you're more likely to end up with something that's close enough to make you happy."
[Maha, that's for you to keep in mind!]

... although she was talking about how possible it is to really get to know another person on the many levels of personality, not about AIESEC at all. Her thoughts reminded me of the way I think about getting to know a culture that is not my own.

The weirdest story of the week was about Donald Trump's recent visit to Qatar. Here's what he had to say about our "spectacular" architectural projects.

I officially have three weeks before I should be transitioned out of my role. And I will be gone for the next five days to the UK to start my new role (in a way) by facilitating a transition conference for LC EBs.

The amount of things that are running through my head at a constant stream is frightening. And somehow I'm keeping it all together... I just have to keep reminding myself to take deep breaths every once in a while.