I have been teaching a combined class of 25 kindergarten and grade one students in the King Abdullah Economic City in Saudi Arabia. It is beautiful here, although extremely isolated. We may have a total population of about three hundred people. The kids are bussed in from a nearby town, except for about fifteen who live here. The city is being built from nothing in the desert and will be a masterpiece inshallah. It is a very strange place to be in. So far we have three apartment building, two office building, a hotel (opening soon) and our school. For us its like staying in an abandoned resort. The best thing is the snorkeling in the Red Sea. We have to walk about fifteen minutes to get there because swimming is prohibited except in a private area. Have also been drawing and painting more than ever before and these two activities are keeping me sane.
