1. Travel - I am infected with a severe case of wanderlust that I've had since I was very young. I am addicted to world travel and the only antidote is constant travel. Kuwait is an excellent base to travel from. I am able to travel all around the Middle East which wouldn't have been financially possible from the US. Especially since I fly first class! :-)
2. Food - I love the food in Kuwait. It's simply delicious and outside New York you will not find a better home delivery system or the incredible late hours that restaurants remain open.
3. Men - I love me some Kuwaiti men. Loool! When they are handsome they are drop dead gorgeous with their caramel skin; dark, mysterious, almond shaped eyes; their beautiful, thick, black hair; neatly trimmed facial hair and crisp, white dishdashas. They can be very romantic and sweet. When a Kuwaiti man truly loves you it is a love like no other!
4. Work - I love the opportunity Kuwait gives me as a young woman to make lots and lots of Tax Free money while serving my country.
5. Friends - the great bunch of friends I've made that are loving travel as much as I do. And my best Kuwaiti friend that is near and dear to my heart.
6. Arabian Gulf - the gulf has captured my little heart and I love it all around me.
7. Music - I love to shake my booty to Arabic music. The slower, Arabic music is hauntingly beautiful to me and I have a huge collection.
9. Cleaning Lady - I love my cleaning lady who will clean my house for a month for less than I would pay someone in the US to clean one time. * I do pay a high rate for her cleaning services and do not exploit the maids here in Kuwait.
10. Apartments - I can rent a gorgeous apartment with a sea view balcony and all utilities are included. Holy Cow! That's an amazing deal after living in a closet in NYC.
Here are a few things I dislike about Kuwait:
Dust storms, deadly fog, hot as hell weather, crazy drivers, horney male stalkers, working too many overtime hours at my job, the men (in most cases it would be impossible to find Mr. Right and Forever here), the $ dollar $ against the KD, the cost of renting / leasing a car, unable to get bank loans, rising cost of apartments, roommates (pain in the "A" slobs), NO legal ALCOHOL, no clubs / bars, poor internet quality with outrageous costs for wireless, cell phones where calls eat away at your paycheck, the cheating (married men on their wives and vice versa), gossip that is untrue seems to run rampant on Camp Arifjan, lack of time to exercise, lack of time to cook healthy meals, cost of American imported products at Sultan Center, the doctors / hospitals that are sometimes good but years behind US medical care and the biggest one of all....missing my beloved friends and family back home.
