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Dear Fellow Earthlings:
During the Golden Week Holiday period in Japan I took a little time to reflect on my past a bit:
I spent two-and-a-half years in Saudi Arabia back in late 1977 through the middle of 1980, working as an instructor of English as a foreign language at King Faisal University in the city of Al-Hofuf.
Al-Hofuf is a city surrounded by quite a few oases. In photo one (below) you see the smiling faces of some boys I encountered in Al-Hofuf one day.
In the second picture below, I (dressed in blue) am visiting the home of one of my students. The students I taught were preparing to become agricultural specialists or veterinarians.
In picture three you see me next to my bicycle. During the cooler times of the year, I would often ride my bicycle the five kilometers from the King Faisal University teaching staff compound where I lived, into Al-Hofuf.
During my second year in Saudi Arabia, I purchased a 1978 Chevrolet Blazer from a dealer near my parents' home in Caseyville, Illinois in the United States. Soon after purchasing the four-wheel drive vehicle, I drove it to Baltimore, Maryland. From Baltimore, I shipped the Blazer to Rotterdam in the Netherlands. I then drove the Blazer all the way from Rotterdam, through Europe, across the Bosporus, and all the way to Saudi Arabia.
In the fourth picture you see my Blazer parked in an isolated desert area east of Al-Hofuf, not far from the Arabian (Persian) Gulf. I had many exciting adventures driving that vehicle to various parts of Saudi Arabia.
It is not good to dwell on the past too much -- but I am happy I had the experience of living and working in Saudi Arabia!
(See my June 8, 2013 blog (Installment 13) for an additional account from my Saudi Arabia experience.)
Steve Walker Earthsaver and Jingles Creator
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