Five years ago this summer we moved to Saudi. It’s been a wild ride and we feel so fortunate to have the opportunity to live in our little KAUST bubble. The community has more than doubled in population in the time we’ve been here (from 3000 to more than 7000 people), and we’ve seen the… Read More »
Just south of KAUST is the town of Thuwal. It used to be a sleepy fishing village, but as KAUST has grown, so too has the village. We have visited Thuwal often since we moved here and our visits almost always include eating a meal. For a long time, we always went to the same fish restaurant on… Read More »
This is an article I wrote for the F&C Focus, the KAUST Community Newsletter. The writer of this newsletter is due to leave KAUST soon, and I want to take a moment to thank her for her dedication to information sharing within the community and all her hard work on behalf of everyone that lives… Read More »
After nearly 5 years at KAUST with two little kids in tow it’s easy to forget that we live at a resort. It’s possible to be too busy with life to take a moment to slow down and enjoy all the wonderful amenities we have at our doorstep. With that in mind, my husband and… Read More »
I’ve been using Instagram for my personal life since 2011. Recently, I decided it was time to create a new account as a public profile where I post photos and video with a similar focus as this blog. I post photos from around the KAUST campus and community, as well as other things I find generally interesting. If… Read More »
Yesterday I started a part-time position as the Events and Community Relations Coordinator in the KAUST Core Labs. The Core Labs are a host of shared resources to be used across the university – a dazzling array of leading scientific equipment and brainpower including the 7th fastest Super Computer in the world. I’ll be working on an… Read More »
4 years ago this month we moved to Saudi! Happy KAUSTiversary to us!
We live in a very bikeable community. The compound is just big enough and the weather is just hot enough that walking is not always a good option. But, it’s also small enough that a car sometimes seems like overkill. Don’t get me wrong, we now own 2 cars, but before we had kids we did… Read More »
Guys, I’m totally behind. I have over 50 comments on this site which I haven’t responded to yet. I had a baby in November and somehow got really behind on replying since she was born. I’ll be working through the backlog over the next few days, I promise!
Last week KAUST hosted the annual Parade of Nations, an event that invites residents to show their national pride by dressing up in their national dress and visiting stands with information about each of the countries. One of the wonderful parts of living at KAUST is the opportunity to connect with people from all around the… Read More »