ripley22
American expat in Saudi Arabia
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American
Speaks English
Registration: 10 November 2017
Raising kids in Saudi Arabia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, How is raising kids in Saudi Arabia different from raising kids in your home country? What are the activities that your kids seem to enjoy the most in Saudi Arabia? Do you feel that the country is "family-friendly"? Do ...
Saudis value family time but are very private and you do not see families outside family compounds often. Girls find it the most challenging. If you are fortunate enough to be living in a gated compound it is a whole different story. Within those ... Read More
Raising kids in Saudi Arabia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, How is raising kids in Saudi Arabia different from raising kids in your home country? What are the activities that your kids seem to enjoy the most in Saudi Arabia? Do you feel that the country is "family-friendly"? Do ...
To get the most helpful answer you should post ages of children and wether they are boys or girls. I did not have children while there but because of total separation of sexes outside the home is quite different from life in the west. In yanbu where ... Read More
Moving to Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
Hi. I lived in camp 4 with my husband. Very small expat community but nice. We enjoyed meeting people from all over. Saudis did not mix. Not unfriendly but they are Very family oriented and rarely seen except coming and going. Housing ... Read More