In the last few weeks, several people have reached out to me after reading my blog to say that they are moving to KAUST soon and that my blog posts have been helpful in their own planning. So, I thought I’d put together a few thoughts on some of my lessons learned from moving here.… Read More »
In the last few weeks, several people have reached out to me after reading my blog to say that they are moving to KAUST soon and that my blog posts have been helpful in their own planning. So, I thought I’d put together a few thoughts on some of my lessons learned from moving here.… Read More »
Thank you to several friends on Facebook for inspiring this post! We arrived in the Kingdom 3-weeks ago tomorrow – in the short time we’ve been here, we’ve learned a lot about what it’s like to live at Kaust. I hope to share a few of my initial reflections in this post… The community that… Read More »
The following is a guest blog post from my husband, Kevin. Muttley finally made it to Saudi safe and sound on Wednesday. His journey was ultimately a success, but we had some major unexpected hurdles along the way. We hope that by sharing our story here, others can learn from our experience. This post follows… Read More »
Before reading this post, please be advised that there have been son important updates to the pet importation process which you can read about here on my blog: July 2018: Check out this new post from Scott Shaw after his recent dog import September 2014: I have published a blog post with instructions for moving… Read More »
We arrived in Jeddah on Monday morning. A half hour before the plane landed, the pilot let us know that we were entering the area around Mecca and that it was time to get covered. After this announcement, the plane became very busy as all the women begin putting on their abayas. Like all the… Read More »
These are the two best curry houses on Mill Road. They’re directly opposite each other right at the bottom of the city-side of the railway bridge. We went to the Curry Queen over the weekend and the Golden Curry tonight (with my bro-in-law, Shaun, pictured above). Here’s what we thought: Initial Impressions Curry Queen: This is a… Read More »
I just read My First Afghan Burqa a newly published article in the New York Times, and I feel compelled to respond based on my own experience. In the article, the author describes wearing a burqa for the first time as being a pretty terrible experience: I felt rejected with my burqa down, as if… Read More »
Just after Kevin and I moved from DC to Cambridge two years ago, my parents decided to accept a job offer at a brand new research university in Saudi Arabia. Since they’ve been there, we’ve been learning a lot about Saudi and the wonderful community they live in. In February, we decided to go visit… Read More »
We went to 196 Meze Bar early today as we hadn’t booked a table. It’s a small restaurant and it books up quick so it’s best to either go at an obscure time or book in advance. We’ve been here before and loved it, so we were definitely looking forward to going back again. Initial… Read More »