Wow, 9/11 right? In case anyone is wondering, there are no parties or cheering going on over here. I came to an almost shocking conclusion... nobody cares. And is that so wrong? What do we care about explosions or murders or terror attacks or whatever when they happen in another country? Sure, if another country's tragedy even makes it on our news station; how long do we remember it for. You may think that you remember a lot of tragedies, but can you place a date on a single one of them? Didn't think so.
Anyway, today was the second day of school. Man, these kids are learning more about respect everday.(because I am teaching them ;-) It's cool, I got three pieces of candy today as gifts. Awesome right? Yeah, I also get hugs often. As usual, you have to remind the kids that you care, that you're not just there for a paycheck, and then they "get it".
I finally got my advance today so I was able to get a reservation on an apartment. This place is huge! Two bedrooms with a gigantic kitchen. I will be paying the equivilent of 555 dollars per month. So far so good. I mean, life is pretty smooth here. I hope it stays the same. Remember, my wife and I are doing this blog because we want to be as informative as we can be so that anyone else who wants to move to Saudi will have a little more help than we had. Living is good here: inexpensive, layed back, and pretty smooth. I can't wait for the day that someone tells me that our blog helped someone get to Saudi. We could be neighbors.
-- Bill,
i can't believe no one replied to THIS VERY awesome blog entry here you guys!!
ReplyDeletebecause I already told Warda (my bestie from York and I am sure Warda told you all about me Bill :D lolz jk) ya as I was saying, I can't wait to be Warda's neighbour and we can't wait to tell you that your blog helped us, inshaAllah!!
Best,
Faiza and Ammar