Exciting news! We got our Iqama (residency permit) this week! This is very exciting because we are officially residents of Saudi Arabia. With our Iqama we can now open a bank account, Jamie can get his driver’s license, and start looking for a car to buy. All things we have been looking forward to doing.
Also this week, we officially got our first sunburn. You may think that since we are so white we would have gotten burned in the first week, but we don’t stay outside long enough for that. Today we stopped on our way to the pool to meet our neighbor (Kieran from Ireland) and then stayed at the pool for half an hour. It was pretty much a record for being outside in the sun.
Learning moment of the week:
In Saudi Arabia, the currency is the Saudi Arabian Riyal. 1 Riyal is divided into 100 halala coins (funny name, I know. I laugh just about every time I say it). At stores, they use halalas in sale prices, but don’t like to give them for change. In fact, most of the time there aren’t even halalas in the cash register. Usually, we would just get ripped off and they would round up to the nearest riyal. However, twice now we’ve been “gummed” meaning that instead of giving halala change, we get a pack of gum. That way we are at least getting something.
Tara
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