The kids are officially back! Well, the high school and junior high are anyway, the elementary students still have one more week of virtual school. It was great to see our students back and see them so excited about being back. To quote one student, “I never thought I’d say this, but I am glad to be back at school.” School finally feels right again.

We had a celebration pool party on our compound on Friday before students officially came back to school. It was great to just relax for a few hours and school talk was strictly prohibited. We just ate, talked, and watched all the compound kids play at the pool.

We’ve officially made it two months in Saudi Arabia as of yesterday and are still going strong.

Here are some pics to enjoy!

Pool at our compound

Tara and Amanda at the pool party.

Here is a "torch" that we pass everyday on our way home from school