A Western Woman in Saudi Arabia: The Basics
I drafted this post last week and meant to get it up earlier, but kept forgetting to take a picture of myself in my abaya. Well, I'm pos...Read More
Getting Mail Overseas
One of the questions that comes up a lot (usually from family members) about living overseas is what sort of mail service and support we rec...Read More
Children's TV for Ex-Pats in Saudi Arabia
After two weeks of living in Saudi Arabia, we're glad that our compound supplies us with cable TV that has all sorts of content from the...Read More
The Art of Participation
I had heard rumors that ex-pat communities are welcoming and tight-knit, but I did not expect our second week in country to be as socially ...Read More
A Field Full of Horses at the Trio Ranch
Our girls love the book " A Field Full of Horses " by Peter Hansard. So when we were invited to join a couple other families for a...Read More
My First Souk Night with Bonus Mutaween (Religious Police) Encounter
One piece of advice we heard over and over while preparing for our first overseas posting was: "In your first three months at post, ...Read More
Initial Impressions of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Here's a not-so-brief summary of our first week at our new posting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Our family of four, two pets (in crates), an...Read More
The Paperwork for a Permanent Change of Station (PCS)
In addition to all the chaos involved with an international move , the State Department also has a robust system of paperwork to ensure that...Read More
Start of Tour Summary - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
In May 2014, we found out that the U.S. Foreign Service would be sending us to Jeddah, Saudia Arabia. Our stuff didn't show up there unt...Read More
End of Tour Summary - Washington, DC
Our first tour in the Foreign Service with the US Department of State was in Washington, D.C. Not really all that foreign, but there was a...Read More
Traveling Internationally with Pets
Traveling internationally with pets and ensuring that everything is in order can be really stressful, because who wants to be told hours be...Read More
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