A New Kid's Guide to the Ways of the American School of Doha.

These are three essential things every new student to ASDoha should know.
[In other words, pretty much the only three things my brain retained from orientation day.]

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1. You must never, under any circumstances, call the Dining Hall the "Cafeteria". The Cafeteria is reserved for the elementary school and the elementary school only. If you do slip however, some teacher will come whack you on the side of your head with a thick, dusty textbook.

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2. There is no such thing as water bottle machines on the campus of the American School of Doha. There are only water coolers. You are required to bring your own water bottle to fill up from said water coolers if you want to drink water during the day. That is because their theme this year is: "Go Green." Failure to do so will result in you finding yourself in the middle of the desert, parched, crawling on the floor with a coin in your hand, desperately searching for a water bottle machine.

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3. The room with the number 1408 in the Science Hall of the American School of Doha must never be entered. It is said that terrible things surrounded by fermaldehyde that look at you with their beady black eyes through glass jars haunt that room. If you happen to have a class there, I guess you must enter the room so you don't land yourself a detention for skipping class. If you do have to go through with that terrible task, I am truly sorry. I wish you luck. Just remember, if John Cusack could survive in a haunted hotel room with the same number of 1408, than you can too.

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And that, my fellow newcomers, are the three most essential things that you will need to know to survive this year at the American School of Doha.

Thank you, and Good Luck!

* * * disclaimers * * *

1. No teacher is going to come whack you on the side of your head with a thick, dusty textbook. So far the one teacher I've met at ASDoha has been very nice.

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2. Hmm...didn't really extend the truth much in that one...okay, I'm sure you could find a water fountain nearby, or a nice kid who'll give you a sip of their water. Or if you're really, really desperate, I guess you could drink straight from the spout. But that would be just gross. Not to mention the millions of cooties you would spread onto the next person who uses the water cooler. *shudder*

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3. Me? Biased? Because I hate science? Naaaaaawww!!

[There actually is a room with the number 1408 in the science hall though. And I haven't seen the movie, so I have no clue if John Cusack actually lives by the final credits or not. I assume he does though, how else would he tell the tale?]