trailblazingdoc
American looking for information about Saudi Arabia
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ABAYA- At what age do girls have to start to wear abaya? by trailblazingdoc
At what age do girls have to start to wear abaya?
Actually Las Vegas & Jeddah are fairly similar in temp in the heat of the summer, but Vegas doesn't have the humidity....Yeah... I'm familiar with Vegas heat. In fact, I have a trip planned to Vegas the next week. We'll be staying ... Read More
What Will You Most Enjoy Back Home? by Full Monty
I can't wait to see my family, after ten months away from them. And walk bare-foot on grass and try some 'home' foods you can't get here. Also a walk in a park will be nice, how about you>
Driving!!! & being allowed to take my girls to a waterpark and getting into the water with them instead of sitting off to the side in an abaya.Isn't there any resorts where women can wear bathing suit? What about swimming pools in ... Read More
ABAYA- At what age do girls have to start to wear abaya? by trailblazingdoc
At what age do girls have to start to wear abaya?
Been harrased and ogled more here while wearing an abaya than I ever was in the US & I lived in Las Vegas for 11 years!Yeah.... Some of the posts about oogling eyes is a bit hard to relate to as that really isn't the case here in US. I ... Read More
What Will You Most Enjoy Back Home? by Full Monty
I can't wait to see my family, after ten months away from them. And walk bare-foot on grass and try some 'home' foods you can't get here. Also a walk in a park will be nice, how about you>
Might I suggest a quick trip to Baker's beach in SF, CA, USA LOL.... Read More
ABAYA- At what age do girls have to start to wear abaya? by trailblazingdoc
At what age do girls have to start to wear abaya?
the beauty of the religion is that we were taught to look down or cover our eyes when there is uncovered woman. also women were taught to cover their body, by using abaya. it is for protection. in america or other countries, parents thinks its ok ... Read More
ABAYA- At what age do girls have to start to wear abaya? by trailblazingdoc
At what age do girls have to start to wear abaya?
just curious, what's a full bloodied california girl?Well for one thing, CA is known for sunny weather. So people dress accordingly. Read More
ABAYA- At what age do girls have to start to wear abaya? by trailblazingdoc
At what age do girls have to start to wear abaya?
In terms of sharia. I have a 11 old daughter who looks like 9. I'm sure she wouldn't want to wear one. She's full blooded California girl. I'm just dreading telling her that at some point she will have to wear one. But ... Read More
ABAYA- At what age do girls have to start to wear abaya?
At what age do girls have to start to wear abaya? Read More
British international school Al Khobar by Daniellewhelan
Hopefully excepting a job at BISAK, does anyone no of the school?
i rank it 2nd best...but its a great schoolSo who's first? Read More
Oasis Compound at Khobar by ManuelGomez
Someone of you does knwo the Oasis Compound in khobar? It was offered to me by my company as place for living and would like if it is a good option or if other place could be better in Khobar.
Oasis Compound has the best security for a reason. It was the site of "2004 Khobar Massacre." You can find that exact heading in wikipedia for further details. Just thought you should be aware. Read More
Moving to Khobar with Family of 6 looking for a nice compound by LIonel_K
Hello, I am moving in Aug to Khobar and expect my wife and 4 children to join me within 3 month (hopefully), been trolling the web a bit to find nice compounds, any idea out there (looking for a 3 to 4 bedroom villa around 200k SAR or a bit ...
Congrats. BTW. I'm not local...so I couldn't help you with the compound. I'm currently in the interviewing process and am just interested in the same stuff. So judging from the price point, you must be getting pretty good salary. ... Read More
Doctor's salary by mshaqal
Hi gys I got a job as a doctor in Jeddah salary 40000/month and housing is it good?I live in USA but Arabic in origin. Thank you
This post is quite discouraging. I know I'm quite late in the discussion. But why would a US based internal medicine doc even consider $130k/yr salary? At my last employment, pain specialist fresh out of school started with $220k/yr base ... Read More
living in jeddah with SAR 8000 + pay school for kid - good salary? by abdoumandoudi
I am offered a job with SAR 8000 with housing and medical insurance. also bonus(not sure how much) but I have to pay for the kid school. is this a good salary. can I make it?
Even if they pay for the education 100%, 8000/month would be just enough to cover for the cost of living for the family of 4. Don't you want to save some money at the end of the contract? You don't want to just survive for the contract ... Read More
BORED - what to do in Damman and Kohbar? Activities? by mardini
hey all what yo do its boring at dammam and kohbar any activities
Hi guys, are you interested in learning how to play the guitar? I offer lessons in Khobar for beginners and intermediate Classic Spanish guitar. Contact me for more infoI will have to look you up when I go to khobar. Been planning for my son and I ... Read More
chiropractor in Al Khobar? by karen carpenter
Has anyone been to the chiropractor. In Saad hospital.or know of any other Chiropractor. In Al Khobar
Well, from what I can tell from their CV, I think they only obtain US or Canadian chiropractors which means they are trained as primary physician. Outside of North America, chiropractic training is bachelor level as where in US and Canada, it's ... Read More