I'm leaving for the Middle East on August 22. I'll be arriving in Bahrain on August 23, and I'll need to stay there for a few days to get my Saudi visa, and then on to Saudi.
Coincidentally, I'll be arriving on the very day that the month-long celebration of Ramadan begins.
Long story short, according to Wikipedia, it is a time to "refrain from eating, drinking, sex, smoking, and anything that is not of a good nature or in excess from sunrise until sunset." Apparently you can't even drink water during the day on the street during Ramadan or you might be arrested. In addition one should "ask forgiveness for past sins, pray for guidance and help in refraining from everyday evils, and try to purify themselves through self-restraint and good deeds."
Well, in for a penny, in for a pound, I suppose. . .
5 comments:
I vote that you should go in with the mindset that if you can convert one devout muslim into a drinking, smoking, whoring non-careerist bon vivant, then you have done gods work, my son. Think of yourself as a prophet in the holy land..making inroads into the land and religion where fun died..
Whaddya think?? Fun Teacher X?
hi.. are you in russia right now?
I am indeed. . .
You may have covered this elsewhere, but is the money difference for teaching in Saudi Arabia that much more than teaching in Russia?
Oh, only about 4 - 5 times what I make here. . .
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