ONE EXPAT FAMILY'S EXPERIENCE IN SAUDI ARABIA
Anyone who has wanted to visit Saudi Arabia or live there, no doubt has done some research on the history of the country. When you visualize symbols of Saudi Arabia such as desert life, camels, people, palaces, Mecca, date trees, falcons are right at the top. Why is the falcon so important as a national …
This article was written awhile ago in 2015, however it is still relevant to studying desertification and water supply for agricultural use today. The following is taken from the introduction of the article. Read on in the link below."A decade ago, reports began emerging of a strange occurrence in the Saudi Arabian desert. Ancient desert …
We may not all get together this New Year's to ring in the year 2021, however there will be plenty of celebration and music for all! 6 online concerts are set to broadcast in the Middle East, including Egypt's Tamer Hosny, Lebanon's Nancy Ajram and Wael Kfoury, as well as more performers from across the …
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Hello fellow followers and visitors! I have taken a L O N G break from the blog. Sorry about the distance...I have been so involved in this virtual school work with my kids, and trying to get the classes done on time. It is really trying for all of us. The boredom they experience from …
Today is the kingdom of Saudi Arabia's 90th birthday! Green is the patriotic color. Most people have the day off. In fact most have an extended weekend with Wed through Sat off. What do folks plan to do at this time? Last year I believe they had a few fireworks over at the Corniche. Cars …
For the past couple of weeks I have been noticing that the sun is not as strong around 4pm. There is something about the light quality that is different. The sun seems to be lower in the sky and although it is still hot and dry, you can tell that fall is on the way. …
As I have not posted in a while, let's start off with some fun images from the garden. We have a sunny west facing garden so we miss getting the eastern morning sun. The garden benefits from getting watered in the am before the sun really gets hot and drying. In the summer I have …
Right around the time we were hearing more about Covid-19, but it wasn't yet in KSA, a massive swarm of locusts passed by Al Khobar from Dammam and out to the sea over to Bahrain. I found one dead on the pavement near the Corniche. If I find that photo I took I will post …
This is the hottest topic and question for us here in Saudi at the moment. With less expat school teachers here, others out-of-country because of the travel restrictions, and some not wanting to teach either in school or virtually, will Saudi lift virtual school requirement and let students return physically to schools after the set …
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When you enter malls or stores in mall settings, you will probably inhale a smoky perfume incense very popular in Saudi known as Oud. What is Oud you ask and why do people burn it? I found some information online that describes it best. It sells for a few hundred SAR to 5,000 SAR or …
Date Palms & Camels 