Daily Archives: July 4, 2011

Happy Canada Day In Kuwait

Canada Day was on Friday this year. That day is our only day off at the project so we decided to celebrate the occasion at work a few days early. Our team has three Canadians on it–myself, Ren and Nidaa. Our client also has a Canadian on their staff – our friend Mr. Makram.
Ren and Nidaa and I planned a surprize for our international friends. Nidaa ordered a special Canada Day cake, Ren brought some Canadiana lapel pins, sponge balls and pencils to hand out and I printed up some posters to decorate the walls of our conference room.
Attendance at our impromptu party was great and everybody was having fun until I started to sing “O Canada” for them. Ren chimed in to try and save me but it was a futile effort and I eventually managed to pull him under too :).
Everyone listened very politely but I expect they would have been happy just hearing the first few lines. It’s a good thing they hired me for my O&M experience and not for my singing.
I am really enjoying making so many new friends here, learning about everyday life in Kuwait and helping them learn more about life in Canada. It’s hard to believe that it was a year ago that Catherine and Emily and I spent Canada Day onboard Ananda in Toronto Harbour and that I was already over two weeks into my cruise. I wonder where I’ll be next year at this time!?……… Happy Canada Day Everyone!