Qatar has a large expatriate community and the Qatari government and its people go to great lengths to make them feel at home. Moreover, as the various national groups have sought to maintain their national identities, Qatar has become a wonderful kaleidoscope of heritages, traditions, and peoples. In this diversity lies Qatar's most beautiful gift to young residents - the opportunity to grow up in a peaceful, tolerant multi-cultural environment that gives them an international perspective.

As with any place you hope to call home, Doha will be exactly what you make of it. But there are plenty of options and opportunities to ensure that your stay will be enjoyable. Nearly two-dozen ethnic communities have opened their own specialized restaurants all over the city, from delightful greasy spoons to the finest five-star elegance.

A month does not go by without a citywide cultural festival, with bright lights, fireworks, and special displays or activities. Sports stadiums (soccer, tennis, track- and-field) dot the town and virtually every event is free, often featuring world-renowned athletes competing for top prizes. Movie theaters, super hotels, indoor and outdoor theaters, ice- skating rinks, fishing expeditions, clubs for every interest, inexhaustible shopping, international music shows, unfenced desert lands wait to test your curiosity. Indeed, nature lovers can drive ten minutes beyond the city limits and be entirely engulfed in a world seemingly untouched by human hands. There is more to do in Qatar than you will ever have time to experience.

All of that, coupled with the extraordinary economic opportunities available for those adventurous enough to hang on, It's a magic carpet ride.