ONE EXPAT FAMILY'S EXPERIENCE IN SAUDI ARABIA
Actually it's the best store for anyone needing anything for creative business. Art supplies, fabric, wrapping paper, kids' projects, party decor, ribbons, soldering supplies, paint, brushes, canvas, styrofoam for architecture projects, science supplies and much more. You can even have an inhouse tailor make something for you! You must make a stop to see what …
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Yes! It's about time to bring Lego to Saudi. We are very happy that we all have the option to order online and ship direct inside Saudi to our home. This is great! Otherwise the next best option is to travel to Bahrain, but with all travel in halt due to Coronavirus, that is not …
The report issued April 2019 from the Ministry of Environment Water and Agriculture is really interesting to read. If you'd like to know more about Saudi Arabia's agricultural products and it's focus on agro research and universities, this is a great resource. The link to the Ministry's site is below. Major exports: Cauliflower, Broccoli, Cabbage, …
Below are excerpts from the Arab News article about the book that was published in 2009. You can check out the news link at the bottom of the page. "Moneera’s main purpose is to highlight the importance of Bedouin women’s oral poetry which has been largely ignored: “Modern Western and Arabic literary critics, unlike anthropologists, …
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If you happen to be in the Middle East or really don't know much about the history of Medieval Arabic achievements, this is for you! It's free at Coursera.org! This is the first time I'm taking a course through the online learning giant. You can sign up this week and go at your own pace. …
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"Al Khobar lies on 15m above sea level. Al Khobar's climate is a desert one. During the year, there is virtually no rainfall. This location is classified as BWh by Köppen and Geiger. The average annual temperature is 26.6 °C | 79.9 °F in Al Khobar. In a year, the rainfall is 76 mm | …
Lovers of green space! Desert gardening is possible! Saudis love to grow plants and have inner gardens behind their villa walls. You will also see plantings along the street outside villa walls. Common plants such as palm trees are everywhere. Planting here is special. The soil is sandy, water must be conserved, summer is very …
It was our first month here. My husband was the driver and we were heading towards a highway somewhere in Al Khobar. We were on a feeder road heading towards an onramp to a highway. The person driving in back of us didn't like my husband's more cautious driving, as we were new here. He …
I decided to look up the term "desert bloom" before I wrote this blog. It is actually a scientific term defined by Wikipedia.org below: Desert bloom "A desert bloom is a climatic phenomenon that occurs in various deserts around the world. The phenomenon consists of the blossoming of a wide variety of flowers during early-mid spring in years when rainfall is unusually high.Desert …
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We used to have an arabic tutor come to our villa once a week so my boys could further their arabic language and writing skills. However since Covid-19, that is no longer an option. Instead we are turning to other resources. Below are links for books and a magnetic alphabet you may find useful. Are …
Date Palms & Camels 