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Jeddah Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
A Bad Day Run Outta Town With a Reflection!
If bad days are volcanoes then today was the Indonesian super volcano that nearly wiped out our ancestors 73,000 years ago. Enough said. At the end of the day my Head of School poked in to see if I had my boards done. He gave me some guidance and as he ...
Self Sufficiency
... know what to do. It’s my mom’s birthday today. I can’t wait to call her. It’s always sunny in Saudi Arabia. I’m waiting for the sun to disappear. For the heat to subside. To sink deep into waiting pavement. For the cool dark ...
Red Wine in Europe
... the world set upon them perhaps to return home from a long journey or perhaps they are setting out on a new adventure. Back in Jeddah I stood amongst family members saying their good-byes with gentle hugs and soft kisses. They are the faces of the mosaic. ...
Ties
Master C is good people. One night after we had been working our way through the scenes in Gears of War 2 I asked him a question. It was three in the morning. As night shift workers, it was our day. While the world slumbered I asked: "Where is the best ...
Heat Stroke
... as we are currently doing a unit on matter. I also got my report cards done too. With yesterdays rain came flooding all over Jeddah. Some of it serious. I am enjoying life here. It's simple. Basic to the point of boredom if you can't generate your own ...
Lizard Men
Hey Bob. Yeah Ralph. Did you think there would be so many of then so fast? Nah I'm as surprised as you are. Do you think it's because they have so much food? Nah it's the ones with less of it that are reproducing the most. Seems they've not got much ...
Late Night Zombies (Continued)
This is the continuation of the zombie story I started in Ottawa. The start is found at Late Night Zombies in my Ottawa blog. continued... The elevator rose to the 18th while the Zombie which was something far separated from what was once Jimmy, ...
October
October was a month of discoveries, routine, and homesickness. I have settled into a routine that revolves around my work schedule, which it does for most people. Thankfully work is going great and the staff that I work with are wonderful, ...
Into the Sea
... those few emails over the summer got me excited to be here. Got me thinking about the cool stuff to do here in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Got me thinking of seeing some familiar faces here in the land of eternal sunshine. A few of us went out on a boat ...
Pavement Thoughts
I have experienced what a shaman sees. -The Tea Party Jeff Martin and the Tea Party run along electric wires from my Ipod Touch into my ears. My ears register sound as it vibrates my ear drums. I'm back on the pavement. It’s been a while. The smell ...
My first month
... and Australian, when I think we don't sound anything like them. HAHAHAHA I am discovering that there are areas within Jeddah where expatriates are able to go and relax and be themselves, without the confines of daily life. One of my ...
The Mad Hatter
I've been under stress. Mistakes will and have been made. Yet I try and learn from each one as best as I can. The stress come from a situation as this one: The red bar in the bar graph is the work load. The blue bar in the bar graph is the time. The red ...
November--Jordan
... fine again. We headed out to Wadi Rum, where we got the tour of the area, it is very much centered around Lawrence of Arabia and the time he spent there, but it was interesting, another piece of history brought to life for us. We drove north the ...
Awakening From a 13 Hour Sleep
"Hey Bob." "Yeah Frank?" "How do you like your cockroaches?" "Covered in chocolate. You?" "Fried with spices." -A post nuclear war conversation between friends about food sources. Muslims fast during Ramadan for the following reasons: 1. To make ...
1st Day Back
... of the Solar System in Hamilton, Ontario. I love that I am able to put it up on one of my boards in my class in Saudi Arabia. Nothing better that sitting with the boys to figure out the closest planets to the Sun. Or which is the biggest planet. God bless ...
Mess
Mess taught me a lot. He'd be proud to admit it. I haven’t heard from him in years. The other day when reading Sgt. Binks blog at http://twobacks.wordpress.com/ I was moved by the Sgt.’s latest post. His story telling inspires me. Check it ...
Dive Against Debris
Seth: Hey Manny what the hell are all these monkeys doing in the water? Manny: I dunno. Looks like they are picking up all the junk they put in the water. Seth: Traitors. Manny: What do you mean? Seth: Come on Manny...Every with it fish knows these ...
Behind Every Good Man There Once Was a Good Woman
... day "This is chaos. I prefer order." My students are keeping me on my toes. I have been to my first party in Saudi Arabia. Last weekend I went to a Ceilidh on another compound. There were a large group of expats and several teachers from my school. I ...
The Future - A New Job. The Past - Bangladesh
So here I am. This year is flying by. I've been wretchedly home sick. Wanting to be home. To coach wrestling, see my friends and family more often and enjoy the comforts of Canada. But like any sickness be it heart break or leg break, it always fades or ...
The Wanderers in Jeddah
... the place they called Al Balad. Which is also known as the Old Jeddah. Al-Balad is the historical area of Jeddah, the second largest city of Saudi Arabia. Balad can literally be translated as "The City." Balad traces its history 2,500 years back as a ...
Sgt. Binks
... following his blog and videos with enthusiasm. I miss coaching wrestling. Heck I miss wrestling period. Those days where I’m here in Saudi in 30+ heat being the assistant rugby coach I often drift to my days as a competitor and coach in wrestling. I ...
This is an excerpt from one of my stories.
This is an excerpt from one of my stories. The characters are just a few of many hanging out in my brain. Or perhaps they're just a few of the many voices in my head that I should seek therapy for. Errr, yeah...characters swimming around in my brain box. ...
Good Bye Randeep
I'd have to commit two hours to take you down with a single leg My efforts over and over met unmatched skill Your smashing leg defense was enough to rip off any leg attack that was not 100 % committed I enjoyed the roads trips and your smiling face As a ...
Why I Teach
... boys dream of doing when they become men. Leave those jobs to good friends like Garvin whose actions resonate over here in Saudi Arabia. His stories of the life of a firefighter told to my students who are reading about firefighting. They cringe at the ...