I have had a full week here in Jeddah.... Last Friday Tim and I played ice hockey with a great group from Kaust.... then Tim had Saturday - Monday off from work because of a graduation ceremony where he works. We hung out and walked to the souk one day and I took him on the shopping bus another day... We also ventured out from Jeddah on Monday night to Kaust, or the King Abdullah University campus, which is around 50 minutes north of Jeddah up the coast. We went up to play street hockey with the group from Kaust. They play every Monday night up there and we have been invited to join them. We had lots of fun and I posted a few pictures from the campus. Tim and I arrived early and drove around.... very nice looking place.... It was put up in three years and has only been open around two years. It is the first coed university in the middle east. We got to go in one of the residences before we played. The young guy that organizes the hockey group lives on campus with his wife and two little boys. His wife and him are from Canada and both hold teaching certificates. They have taught in Korea, Cambodia, and now Saudi Arabia. They have been there since June and like it. I already posted the few campus shots I took at the University.... I saw a couple of herds of camels in the desert as we drove up to Kaust but I did not have my camera ready in time..... bummer. I will be ready next time. :)  I will post a few shots of the shopping center Tim got to go with me to on the shopping bus.... It looked like a capital building.....

this is looking up at the dome in the shopping center

another shot of the dome

I guess that is all I took of that shopping center.... the dome was spectacular.... hmmm.....

I also learned how to make an Arabic pudding this week.... and  I went next door to the American International School of Jeddah and put an application in to do some substitute teaching.... it looks like I will be substitute teaching next Saturday. I did go over on Wednesday and sat in on a second grade class..... kids are kids where ever you go....:). ...

Tim and I went to a Spaghetti sauce contest dinner here on compound Wednesday night... I placed an entry but it did not win.... there were some good sauces.... Yum!!! 

Today, I guided Tim over to the Mall of Arabia and we walked around it. Tim purchased a straw hat to keep the sun of his head and a couple of other small items.... We then ventured over to the IKEA store here in Jeddah.... it was a little taste of home for us... we liked to venture up to the IKEA store in Minneapolis back home.... looked the same but the prices were in Arabic numbers.... we got to practice our numbers today. :) We also ate some Swedish meatballs and french fries for lunch there... big smile...:D!!!!   We picked up a couple of chairs for our guitar room and came home and practiced awhile...

It was a very nice week... Oh, did I mention, Tim turned 51 this past week and we celebrated our 32nd wedding anniversary..... that is another big smile :D  !!!!   Tim is over helping Lou, a friend of ours, set up his computer and modem right now.... I came back to lounge and post a blog.... I found Gary Gecko's little brother here when I got back and managed to get a picture of him.... so here is a picture of one of our house Geckos.....

Gary's little brother.... can you see him?

We are going to the beach tomorrow with Randy, Kim and Justin... they live here on the compound and guess what.... they are from Minnesota, too! Well that is all for now... Hope you are enjoying the blog. Keep following the "Great Adventure".....