I have recently joined a ‘club’. Name: Schlumberger Spouse Association (SSA)
What is that? SSA is a global, voluntary, social association of Schlumberger spouses (ahem… not quite spouse yet, but they accept partners too…)
Objectives of SSA:
- The SSA aims to help all Schlumberger spouses and families to adapt and integrate to their environment.
- The SSA seeks to foster a sense of fellowship and create a sustainable network amongst all spouses and partners.
Basically this is a team of women who does not have much to do. Therefore they meet up so very often to keep themselves occupied (and start bitching once they make friends)
SSA has a bunch of activities planned. Weekly activities:
- Mondays and Thurdays – Belly Dancing classes
- Wednesdays – Mahjong for adults or Play Group for kids
Monthly activities
- Wine Tasting Trip
- Bunco
- Lunch Bunch (meet up for lunch and wine and chat the day away)
- Tennis and Lunch
- Morning Coffee Sessions
- International Cooking Demo
- Bowling
There are Special Outings as well, varies every month but some examples are
- Antique Shopping
- Pistol Shooting
- Wine 101 Course
Sounds interesting? I have only been to 1 morning coffee session so far. It is fun meeting people from other country. You learn where they are originally from, where they have been posted to and how they cope with moving, especially with kids.
The women I met were really nice, friendly and welcoming. I guess they are welcoming and hospitable because they know how it feels being new to a country without many friends, and they are friendly because that’s the only way for them to build a network of friends! I guess this is a good way for me to meet more people and have some of my own friends, as currently my friends are really friends of Adam’s.
I got an invitation to a Newcomers Coffee session next week. It’s a session to welcome me (and other new members or those new to Houston) to SSA and Houston. I believe I will meet more spouses then and will keep you posted on the outcome of this coffee session.
Cheers!
