So this is the third attempt I have made at maintaining a blog supposedly it's the charm. What I really think will help me maintain this blog will be the fact I am in Saudi Arabia and the social life is less than bustling. It's been 7 weeks and so far I have been out on the weekend twice...to the same place...to drink tea. Not quite the city that never sleeps.
I am an English teacher which generally gives me the opportunity to meet and interact with lots of individuals and hear their stories and Riyadh has been no different. I teach university students and the difference between my expectations, the administration's warnings and the reality of what these kids are thinking and saying has been huge. Of course we think of the Kingdom as a supremely conservative place and officially it is no alcohol, no women uncovered, everything closed for prayer, and of course the worst part of it all NO BACON! The management at the university warned us not to speak about religion, politics, or the opposite sex with these impressionable youths. And what do these young want to discuss - religion, politics, women, and of course alcohol. It could be a long year.
I am an English teacher which generally gives me the opportunity to meet and interact with lots of individuals and hear their stories and Riyadh has been no different. I teach university students and the difference between my expectations, the administration's warnings and the reality of what these kids are thinking and saying has been huge. Of course we think of the Kingdom as a supremely conservative place and officially it is no alcohol, no women uncovered, everything closed for prayer, and of course the worst part of it all NO BACON! The management at the university warned us not to speak about religion, politics, or the opposite sex with these impressionable youths. And what do these young want to discuss - religion, politics, women, and of course alcohol. It could be a long year.
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