Arwen Abroad

I removed this post one week after I initially posted it because my husband posted a link to it on reddit which caused every millennial, hip...

One of the best signs of successful cultural assimilation is the ability to be able to use toilets in different parts of the world with ease...

There are a ton different websites and tips out there on how to travel on basically nothing. Unfortunately, the majority of those inv...

A few days ago while on my daily walk down to the central facility of the compound I was hit by a tornado.  Obviously, I survived and the on...

Ok let's face it, I am not a small girl.  And of my 35 years on this planet, I think I was only thin for around 7 of  them.  These years...

Weird Things About Living in Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia  (on a Compound): 1. The compound workers spray for bugs with what I think i...

Living in Saudi Arabia will test even the most patient and open-minded of world travelers.  Living in Saudi Arabia during Ramadan, with a wa...

Those of you who know me well know that I have an extremely weak stomach and a very sensitive gag reflex to disgusting situations. The follo...

A few days ago at ladies' lunch on the compound, two nice women who live here invited me to join them to go on the ladies' bus to th...

Several weeks ago after our second bottle of wine, my sister Tiffini and I were having an emotional heart to heart while watching Katy Perry...