Friday, November 12, 2010

A few pictures from my last year in Saudi Arabia...




A wise friend once told me that, "Asian cities are beautiful at night, not during the day." Proving his words: Riyadh at night.






Our dusty, semi-picturesque, mostly garbage inhabited commute.






A date tree with nearly ripe dates.






Once the ever-popular Saudi Arabia dates are picked, this is how the dates are usually served.






On one of our daily walks, we discovered a camel farm. It is very hard to be cynical amongst camels!






The morning sky and road near our compound.






Kabsah: THE Saudi Arabian traditional dish. And what seems like the only food that our students ever eat!






One of the oldest mosques in the world... in a city not far from where we live.






Inside the Mosque of Omar (one of the oldest mosques in the world).






Our New Year's bonfire.






ATVing: a great way to re-taste freedom and to explore the desert.






A lovely aspect of living in Jouf has been to practice a few of my passions such as cooking and baking.






A lovely aspect of living in Jouf has been developing new passions: coaxing plants from seed into fruit and spending time lounging or playing pool volleyball.






A much needed moment of beauty at a public art sculpture of a traditional Arab coffee pot, not too far from our compound.






An Easter prankster peep - dressed in an abaya and ready for work!




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