Thomas journals

Thankfully my children don't know about Walking a Mile for a Camel . But, to answer the more direct question: do you ride to school on a camel? No. Do you see any camels? Yes. From 201011RT Maybe you can spot the camels sitting by the roadside in this photo? From 201011RT We did have a couple camels resident near the Jubail corniche (waterfront park) last month, as part of a small circus-like setup giving donkey rides and camel rides. But they have moved on now to greener pastures. We see very few animals, aside from a few scrawny cats around our housing area, and a few stray dogs outside the walls. The compound truck sprays insecticide every other evening, so we have mercifully few flies or mosquitos. We often see sheep or goats being transported in pickup trucks on the superhighway, but never literally on the hoof. During the recent Eid-al-Adha holiday week, the Gulf newspaper published a public service ad from AbuDhabi reminding people that animal slaughtering should

Perhaps because many other Western holiday celebrations are banned or muted, Hallowe'en is celebrated with more fervor here. The school held a big Hallowe'en costume festival with spooky hallway, refreshments. Barb helped organize the seating, here surrounded by many of her students. From Halloween Festival and Play Practice Our K-10 student body is quite diverse -- about half are from muslim countries -- but all seemed to enjoy parading in costume. It is particularly ironic as the Saudi national dress itself constitutes an elaborate costume in the U.S. Our night ended with a staff performance of Monster Mash. From Halloween Festival and Play Practice