"so inviting, so exciting"--the supremes

i'm not necessarily venting, but there are sometimes that i feel like no one else thinks my future life/plans are a good idea. and it's not that i need someone to tell me it IS a good idea, my parents, etc are really excited for me. maybe it's because the world and media has made people believe things about certain areas of the world in such a way that they would think they are awful or not worth going to or scary. (it could be worth pointing out that the middle east is so westernized by now, that i would never have to go without southwestern eggrolls, an iced chai latte, or a big mac.) also, i don't think any decisions i'm making are rash or spur of the moment, it's not like i met chris and the next day i was like ok, let's go!

i'm focusing on the middle east, obviously. in truth, it is one of the most beautiful places in the world, and that beauty you can only see and experience if you actually take the time to forget about the news, forget about terrorism and realize there are beautiful parts of the world which have yet to be discovered. in any case, i guess i WAS just having a mini-vent because i don't think people understand, especially my friends who don't know what it is like, why i would even consider moving back overseas? if the reason that it was the best time of my life isn't good enough or that this is the man i absolutely LOVE, perhaps i can show you visually. (this is only my assumption about what my friends secretly think this about my future decisions, you can surely point out if i'm wrong if you want to)

the mosque inside camp (yes, it really looks like that)

a typical street in camp, i lived in a house just like these

my backyard...no literally, i lived just around that back corner to the left

we even had a golf course! *gasp*

we rode to school in style: mercedes buses

the beach (day and sunset - below)

haha, the mcdonalds

if you girls are nice i'll bring you back plenty of gold ;)

a street in downtown khobar

and if you take this causeway/bridge for about 30 or so minutes, you're in a totally different country: bahrain

i think it's important to point out that my experience in saudi was different than what it will be like in the future. i don't think people understand that i'm not an idiot and that i DO realize that, but ok. and the funny thing is i highly doubt i'll even be BACK in saudi, it could be anyone of the following places or others.

for example, if he takes the job in saudi, we would live in bahrain

qatar and the uae are also options ..ok dubai is below, i'm tired of looking for pictures, in any case, qatar looks about the same, haha.

anyway, sorry about all that, in any case, hopefully i let you in on some parts of my past and possibilities of my future, and you got to see pretty pictures too! :)

peace.