My personal comments and papers about living in Saudi Arabia

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Index of My personal comments and papers

about living in KSA

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These personal views about living in Saudi are all mine,
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I have arrange these in some sort of order.....

Land & Environment

Dust storms in Jeddah

Our sky in Jeddah vs. Clear skies

Our freak dust storm April 2005

Agriculture

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Oil

Buying power of the Saudi Oil, 1977

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Architecture

My Husbands Grandfathers Home

Extravagant gas station.

Size of sculptures

Using rocks in building

The Animal Life

Crows and Pigeons

Veterinarians

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Leaders & Government

How many children did King Soud have?

Bahrain-Saudi causeway customs

Us and airport customs

King Faisal Award

Tourism

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Economy

Business

New Business 'Rest Houses'

Banking

Money Exchange

No 'kids' savings accounts

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Bedouins & Desert Living

Tent comforts

Desert rock formations

Traditions & Folklore

Young girls dance 'tobe'

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Education

Schools for girls in Saudi

Students Receive Salaries

Schools outside KSA

Private trade school for girls

New FREE Nursing College

Health

Religion & Islam

Size of the K'aaba

Hajj sacrificial meat

Aerial photo of K'aaba

Every dot in this picture

Women's prayer area at K'aaba

The Hejra Calendar

Interfaith calendar

Accidental Killing

Statues and Islam

Unmarked Graves

Mecca Build UP

Medina picture from 1880

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Arabic Language

A Sample to Reading and Writing Arabic

Calligraphy & Music

I Explain Arabic Calligraphy

The women

Women speaking to strange men

No Women Drivers

Do women work?

Women Hording Gold

Harem - a definition

#4 most powerful Arab businessman

A WOMAN from KSA!

Wearing the face veil, Optional

Successful Saudi Women

The after birth 'bed'

The Men

Men lowering their eyes when speaking to women

Typical street scene

Love & Marriage

The Marriage Process (my paper)

Dating no such thing! (my paper)

The Melka (my paper)

The Melka Gift (my paper)

A Saudi Wedding (my paper)

Culture

How the heck did I end up in Saudi?

A Different Culture! (my paper)

Evolution of the Abaya

Night Life (my paper to come soon)

Fashion (my paper to come soon)

Hunting & Sports

Men and women do swim!

Swimming at Ubhor

My 'men' go hunting

My son's fish catch

People & Clothing

Men and gold and exception

Men's hand-made sandals

Designer Fashions

Bride's dress

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City Living

Riyadh, a personal note

Beautiful statues

Rain flooding

Proof of how hot it is.

Jeddah's growth

Jeddah's Humidity

CNN weather man answers my question

New attraction in Jeddah

Holidays in Jeddah

Entertainment & Activities

Amusement Halls

Public children's playgrounds.

Swimming at hotel beaches/ pools

New Internet Connections

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About the Music

Sung in the masculine

Local customs

A 'view not' barricade

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Expatriate Living in KSA

Foreign kids and FUN

Ex-pat compounds, very modern

Shopping!

Many specialty stores

Too many stores going up!

Hanging Out In The Malls

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Miscellaneous

Incense 'Bahour'

Newborns and Kohl

Lighting And Lots Of It!

I have much respect for those

Miswak, natural tooth brush

Humor

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Food & Cooking

Kubsa, most famous Saudi food

Gorson a Saudi dish

Small chickens here

Cooking, the Arabic way (my paper)

The Art of Eating With Your Hands

Cooking During Ramadan

Grocery's during 60's

Beef bacon (breakfast beef)

Grocery shopping

Help! Name of spices

Your favorite spices

BIG cooking pot

Don't melt honey in the comb to separate it, you could clog your sink drain!!

My Papers

Our Gulf War (my paper)

Our A-Souda Mountain visit

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My Advisory

Q & A from Visitors about Saudi

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The weather in Saudi today.

Jeddah

Riyadh

Dammam

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If you find a picture that is yours.......

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The KSA Pages -- Index of specific Listings

The Central Region

Riyadh & Al-Flaj 23 pictures

Buraidah & Al-Badayea 5 pictures

The Western Region

Jeddah 26 pictures

Tiaf - Yanbu - Al-Ola 9 pictures

The Holy Cities

Mecca & Median 10 pictures

The Eastern Region

Dahran - Dammam - Al-Hasa 11 Pictures

AlKhobar & Abqaiq 8 pictures

Jubail & Hofuf 7 pictures

The Northern Region

Tabouk & Ha'il 10 pictures

Madain Saleh & Jouf 8 pictures

AlOla & Skaka 2 pictures

The Southern Region

Abha 21 pictures

Najran & AlBaha 2 pictures

Jizan & Farasan Island 4 pictures

Index of my Personal Comments and Papers about KSA

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