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Welcome to the company …Saudi style
Welcome to the Company After arriving in Riyadh on November 4, my company set up the first meeting with me on November 12th. “Be in the lobby a few minutes before 9:30, so you’ll be ready.” I was....
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Abaya Transformation …Step-by-Step
Abaya Transformation Step-by-Step To cover up completely takes several steps. There are many ways to do it. Click if you want to see it step by step. Why do I look less like a sophisticated observant...
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Sweater weather
Sweater Weather Before coming to Saudi Arabia, I thought the weather was hot. And that the variation range was: hot, pretty hot, really hot, terribly hot, unbearably hot. I am pleasantly surprised...
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A Real Picnic
Grass? What? Really? Where? …was my friend’s incredulous response when we told them we’d gone on a picnic, and sat on the grass eating lunch. King Abdulaziz Historical Center is an oasis in the city....
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Mulan: If I Were a Boy …Saudi style
Mulan …If I Were a Boy…Joan of Arc Just before I left Korea, I was teaching the story book of Mulan to my grade 5-6 students. The story of Mulan, I learned, is based on an old Chinese legend about a...
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Home of the Free
Walking around on the streets of Denver, I’m in awe of our freedoms. I just got back from two months in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Wow, look at that lady walking alone, head uncovered, no abaya, walking a...
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My Abaya (sung to the tune of “My Sharona”)
My Abaya (to the tune of “My Sharona“, by the Knack) Ooh, my little pretty cloak, my pretty cloak When you gonna give me my time, Abaya Ooh, I’d love to really run, really run Without you on all of...
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