“Miss, I am going to present about coffee now. Please, let me make you a cup. ” I smile and thank her profusely as she hands me the cup. Secretly, I am dreading it. I hate drinking coffee. It has the most disgusting flavor- bitter, with a strong after taste. Since moving to Saudi Arabia,…
Category: Education
Pitfalls to Saudi Arabia – Part One
Hi! It’s an honor to be the inaugural guest blogger for KendraInKSA.com. I’m Jeremy T. Wheeler, and in this vlog I share some obstacles I’ve encountered when trying to apply for a job and move to Saudi Arabia. This is part one of a two part series where I discuss the many hurdles I had…
Other mother
The other day in class I tried explaining the concept of a nuclear family to some of my students. During the lesson it dawned on me that maybe it was a stupid thing to teach despite being in the book, because most of my student’s fathers have more than one wife, so what I was…
Co-workers
So if you enjoy reading my blog, I have a recommended blog for you. http://fromutoyou.co.uk/ This dude is also a new hire for Al-Khaleej. Inshaallah he’ll be here in KSA soon, so I’m sure he’s bound to have some interesting experiences to share.
Counting
Alhamdulillah, I can’t even begin to explain how blessed I am. I am so happy in my life and I have been given so many amazing opportunities and I’ve lived so many amazing experiences. But I have to say, whenever I count my blessings, I really have to count my students twice. They really are…
Al Khaleej Training and Education
DEAR READER: PLEASE NOTE THAT I DO NOT WORK FOR ALKHALEEJ TRAINING AND EDUCATION ANYMORE. Please read the following as a reference, but do not expect me to answer any questions about the company. Whenever I got the job offer from Al Khaleej Training and Education back in June, I almost didn’t believe it…
Yesterday I gave my class a writing prompt. I asked “If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you want to live? Why?” One of my students answered “For me I want to live in USA. It has Hollywood and Justin Beiber is there.” What?
My first day of classes
When I arrived at the compound around 9pm Tuesday, they said “we’ll see you at 7AM in the morning for your first day.” I was a little worried I would have difficulties waking up that early considering I was so tired from all the traveling and moving, however I ended up waking up at 3 am…
US Politics
I really found it adorable yesterday when one of my 18 year old freshmen told me that she feels sad that Donald Trump is a presidential candidate, and how amused she is by the fact that he hates immigrants yet he’s been married to two. Bless that girl.
Kendra in KSA 