Our Home

So I've decided it's time to join my blogging family. (You're next David.) I'll start with sharing a bit about where we live. It's called Dhahran, Saudi Arabia - that's in the Eastern Province, located on the Arabian Gulf (or the Persian Gulf as you may know it).

These are typical streets on our compound. It's truly an oasis in the desert.

Below is our street, just in front of our house.

Dhahran is a self-contained town of about 10,000 people. Inside the outer security gates is the outer core where you find the offices, community centre, grocery store, laundromats, fire station, hospital and clinics, etc. Inside another set of ring of security gates are the residential areas with schools, and recreational facilities, including softball and soccer fields, horseback riding areas, swimming pools and an 18-hole golf course. There are two areas - Main Camp and The Hills. We live in The Hills, but don't be confused, it's really lower elevation than Main Camp.

Here is our house. There are several styles of housing and each family is assigned a house based on family size, not position in the company. We live in an adobe. Because David was here and Jennifer still counted in the official family status, we have a 3-bedroom home and are very comfortable. People paint and decorate to customize their homes.

But this is the heart of the home for me. Brian calls it 'Command Central' - my office. It's located in the kitchen area so I'm close to everything I need - kitchen, laundry and computer. It's where I spend most of my time.