So, I am so exhausted from the Ramadan schedule. Everything is closed until about 9pm, so we had to wait until then to go buy our abayas. Meanwhile, we had spent all day touring the schools. We ended up shopping for our abayas and food from about 9:30pm until 3:30am, then ate "dinner" around 4am from Burger King...we were too tired to prepare any food, but hopefully I will be able to try some Arabic food soon. Needless to say, I am tired, so will make this post brief and try to post some pics. Shopping for the abayas was fun because there was quite a variety and we got to bargain to get the lowest price. I got an abaya with gold trim all the way down the front, on the hem, and on the sleeves (it even came with a head scarf with matching gold trim). I paid 70 riyals, which is about $18 (USD). We are going to eventually get a picture of all of us teachers in our abayas. And as to wearing them, it's not that bad. I chose a material that is very thin and breathable. The climate is so similar to Florida weather, anyways, that I haven't been terribly hot. The only time I got really hot was when I went exploring the compound at 2pm - I think I walked a couple of miles (don't worry, I brought water with me). So, without further ado, here are some more pics:
A view of a distant soccer field and tennis court from my rooftop.
Foot bridge to get to another part of the compound and to the tennis courts and swimming pool in the distance.
Same view of footbridge, during the day.
"Family section" of pool includes 1 small but deep pool and 1 wading pool...I waded in the wading pool because I didn't have my bathing suit on. The deepest point was up to my knees.
Tonight we are supposed to be going to the beach, so I may have pictures of that up tomorrow or the next day.
Oh, and for those of you wondering, I can access WPC's website so I subscribed to the podcasts of Eric's sermons and will be listening to those weekly.
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