Okay so we've been here a week today. Let's recap:
After an 18 hour trip to get here we zipped through customs thanks to our great expediter, our luggage arrived all in tact an the cat made it though he was a bit grumpy.
We were welcomed by many of our colleagues that work at the consulate and they have all been great in helping us get settled in. We've gone to one dinner party to meet consulate people that live on the compound that we live on and today we had our second pool party with a large number of the consulate staff. The first one was at the other compound that the consulate uses.... Quick side note, compound is just another word for a gated or in our case walled in community. There are many Saudis, Americans, and many other nationalities that live here.
So the consulate is closed for a few more days because of Eid holiday. The work/school week here is Sunday - Thursday so that will take a little getting used to.
Lets see what else,.... We've been out to a couple of malls and grocery shopping. The grocery store is like a super Wal-Mart or Target. Things are a bit pricier but not to bad.
Back to our house, we've got a nice 3 bedroom 3.5 bath town house. All tile floors so we will definitely be getting some rugs while we are here. we've got a small back porch area, and when we sit back there, we are surrounded by stray kitties. Yeah we were suckers and fed them...next thing we knew there were a dozen of them swarming us and meowing. But only a couple of them have been brave enough to come close and let us pet them. And yes we have started naming them. Here is a couple pictures.
All in all it's been good week. We are figuring things out and getting accustomed to the new culture, the new currency (Riyals), meeting our neighbors and co-workers, and all the nice kitties in the neighborhood. (I'll gather them up for a group shot sometime... should be as easy as herding cats...)
After an 18 hour trip to get here we zipped through customs thanks to our great expediter, our luggage arrived all in tact an the cat made it though he was a bit grumpy.
We were welcomed by many of our colleagues that work at the consulate and they have all been great in helping us get settled in. We've gone to one dinner party to meet consulate people that live on the compound that we live on and today we had our second pool party with a large number of the consulate staff. The first one was at the other compound that the consulate uses.... Quick side note, compound is just another word for a gated or in our case walled in community. There are many Saudis, Americans, and many other nationalities that live here.
So the consulate is closed for a few more days because of Eid holiday. The work/school week here is Sunday - Thursday so that will take a little getting used to.
Lets see what else,.... We've been out to a couple of malls and grocery shopping. The grocery store is like a super Wal-Mart or Target. Things are a bit pricier but not to bad.
Back to our house, we've got a nice 3 bedroom 3.5 bath town house. All tile floors so we will definitely be getting some rugs while we are here. we've got a small back porch area, and when we sit back there, we are surrounded by stray kitties. Yeah we were suckers and fed them...next thing we knew there were a dozen of them swarming us and meowing. But only a couple of them have been brave enough to come close and let us pet them. And yes we have started naming them. Here is a couple pictures.
This is "Schrödinger" Yeah I named her
We call this one "Oreo"
This little Siamese is called "Nutz" because well they are huge...
Crystal has been working on here dives. Here are a couple of action shots from one of her dives.
And she is straight with her toes pointed ... must be from the years of gymnastics training.
All in all it's been good week. We are figuring things out and getting accustomed to the new culture, the new currency (Riyals), meeting our neighbors and co-workers, and all the nice kitties in the neighborhood. (I'll gather them up for a group shot sometime... should be as easy as herding cats...)
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