Kendra in KSA

Great news

My visa was approved. If you can’t tell I’m super excited to move.

When I signed my job contract I was scheduled to leave July 31st. Still I am in USA. Why is that? Because my doctor is irresponsible. One of the requirements to get a visa to KSA is a physical exam including blood work. I sent my information to my employer on June 28th. June 29th…

What documents are required for a visa?

So I have complained a few times about what a pain in the butt it is to get a visa. Okay, I’ve complained a whole lot. Like way too much. But what exactly do they need? Here is a copy of the exact check list they sent me. Required Documents for Saudi Arabian Employment Visa…

How did you get your job?

Another FAQ I get is “How did you get your job?” Personally I do feel like this question is a bit silly, cause I got it like any other normal job. I filled out an application, did an interview, and was hired. I had been applying for jobs in my area, however I couldn’t find…

Why Saudi Arabia?

Since I have made the ‘official announcement’ about my job offer, a ton of people have asked me, “Why did you choose Saudi Arabia?” This is probably the number one question I’ve gotten since getting hired. And I’ve gotten a lot of questions. So here I will address the newly famous question, “Why Saudi Arabia?” Every time…

Quick Update!

Basically I have “trashed” a lot of my previous posts for personal reasons. I am a private person and I don’t want to give a lot of detail to the things that have happened in the past few months. I will however give everyone a quick update about what is happening in my life. Formally…

My Favorite Piece

Eventually I’m going to get around to doing a full post on the Dubai Miracle Garden, but until then check this out. This was one of my favorite displays set up in the park.

Walking along Jumierah Walk

My obsession for Zataar W Zeit finally got the best of me when I was in Dubai and after much, much persuasion Nayef agreed that we could go there. The closest one to us was located at the Jumeirah Walk so we headed there. After stuffing our faces with zataar and cheese, we…

Review of Dubai’s Global Village

Being a HUGE fan of Disney’s Epcot park, I was beyond excited to visit Dubai’s Global village after seeing it on TripAdvisor. In my head I had thought it would be a fun, exciting place that incorporates all kinds of cultures and customs. We were so excited when we first entered because all the individual…

Taken at Dubai Miracle Garden

Dubai Miracle Garden is the worlds biggest natural flower garden. It contains over 45 MILLION living plants. I have to admit, all those flowers make it the most colorful and the most fragrant place I have ever been. I felt like I was in Wonderland!

I am safely back home from Dubai! The flight was a little scary because there was too much turbulence, but AlHamdulillah I had a safe trip. (I have never been this jet-lagged before, though.) I’m going to try to sort through my photos and prepare to upload some and post about my trip. It was…

I’m en route to Dubai right now, currently typing this on a layover in DC. I usually remain cool, calm, and collected when I travel although this time I’m a huge, anxiety-ridden mess. I almost backed of going, on more than one occasion. I’m sure that once I actually arrive and reunite with Nayef it’ll…