Kuwait Archives - Mama.Papa.Bubba. https://mamapapabubba.com/tag/kuwait/ Mon, 25 Jul 2016 22:25:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 56460141 Our Last Few Weeks in Kuwait… https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/06/13/our-last-few-weeks-in-kuwait/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/06/13/our-last-few-weeks-in-kuwait/#respond Sun, 14 Jun 2015 03:32:15 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=68160 Whew.  What a whirlwind few weeks.  Busy, but so, so good.  Being exam time, I tutored more than ever, plus we made time to do several special meet-ups with our closest friends, and I managed to sneak in several nights out with my girlfriends too.  During the days that Miss G and I were not… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/06/13/our-last-few-weeks-in-kuwait/feed/ 0 68160 A Visit to the Kuwait Towers https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/04/08/a-visit-to-the-kuwait-towers/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/04/08/a-visit-to-the-kuwait-towers/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2015 20:18:12 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=33789 It’s hard to believe that we really only have a couple of months left in Kuwait.  The last time we left, I had a feeling that we may return one day {though I had no idea it’d be so soon}, but that’s not happening this time around.  Our time here is nearly done and there… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/04/08/a-visit-to-the-kuwait-towers/feed/ 1 33789 Our Last Day with Grandma Charlotte https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/04/02/our-last-day-with-grandma-charlotte/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/04/02/our-last-day-with-grandma-charlotte/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2015 22:28:30 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=26429 When you live in Kuwait, you don’t get all that many visitors.  For our families, it’s pretty much on the opposite side of the world, and it is Kuwait after all…  I know that sounds bad, but I don’t mean that in a negative way.  I’m truly happy that we’ve spent 6 years here and… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/04/02/our-last-day-with-grandma-charlotte/feed/ 1 26429 Beach Days at the Hilton Kuwait Resort {our sanity saver} https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/03/24/beach-days-at-the-hilton-kuwait-resort-our-sanity-saver/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/03/24/beach-days-at-the-hilton-kuwait-resort-our-sanity-saver/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2015 20:34:52 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=26293 For a brief period of time, I told myself that I could make it through the last few months of our time in Kuwait without a Hilton membership once it expired. Then I came to my senses, visited the manager to arrange for a pass that would take us through to the summer, paid the… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/03/24/beach-days-at-the-hilton-kuwait-resort-our-sanity-saver/feed/ 1 26293 A Cloudy Day at the Beach https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/03/20/a-cloudy-day-at-the-beach/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/03/20/a-cloudy-day-at-the-beach/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2015 19:33:05 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=26295 The weather forecast called for rain and a dust storm, but we did let that come in the way of the beach day we’d planned with friends.  Instead, we packed up family-sized bento of snacks and our bag of beach toys, convoyed out to Khiran, and hoped for the best.  The afternoon worked out perfectly… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/03/20/a-cloudy-day-at-the-beach/feed/ 1 26295 Yarmouk Recycled Art Park https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/03/06/yarmouk-recycled-art-park/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/03/06/yarmouk-recycled-art-park/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2015 20:55:02 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=26000 After months and months and months of wanting to go, we finally made it out to Yarmouk Recycled Art Park this morning.  I’d love to say that it was due to my motivation to get out and see all of the things we want to see before leaving Kuwait in June, but we actually were… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/03/06/yarmouk-recycled-art-park/feed/ 7 26000 Al Farsi International Kite Festival https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/02/28/al-farsi-international-kite-festival/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/02/28/al-farsi-international-kite-festival/#respond Sat, 28 Feb 2015 20:46:57 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=25973 Oh my goodness… Grae and I had the loveliest morning today.  After an unsuccessful attempt at getting out to the Al Farsi International Kite Festival yesterday, this morning Miss G and got ready, jumped into our SUV, and headed south into the desert.  We saw a huge herd of camels along the way, which is… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/02/28/al-farsi-international-kite-festival/feed/ 0 25973 Friday Fun https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/02/27/friday-fun/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/02/27/friday-fun/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2015 21:21:37 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=25909 Today, after a morning at home that started out really well and ended quite poorly, we got a last minute invitation to join some friends at the Hilton before heading to their place for dinner.  I {being me} was beginning to go absolutely stir crazy and needed to get out of the apartment, so I… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/02/27/friday-fun/feed/ 3 25909 Anjafa Beach Playground https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/02/23/anjafa-beach-playground/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/02/23/anjafa-beach-playground/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2015 22:28:43 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=26201 Without question, one of the things we miss most about home while in Kuwait is not being able to just get up and walk to a park or playground.  Not only is walking to a park simply out of the question where we live, but in general, finding playgrounds that are clean, safe, and well-kept… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/02/23/anjafa-beach-playground/feed/ 2 26201 A Very Kuwait Morning https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/02/19/a-very-kuwait-morning/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/02/19/a-very-kuwait-morning/#respond Thu, 19 Feb 2015 21:21:32 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=25918 This morning was what I like to call a ‘Kuwait morning’.  What does that mean?  Well, while living in Kuwait comes with many lovely perks {hello, beach days, cheap gas, and lovely sunsets!}, it also comes with many challenges.  In general, I find that most things just aren’t as ‘easy’ as they are elsewhere.  From… Read More

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