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We Each Get Two Bathrooms

We have 8 bathrooms in our apartment. 🛀 🚽 😬 It must be because I paid my penance for growing up in a house with one tiny bathroom shared by 6 people… :: Eight bathrooms are wholly unnecessary for our small family and much

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Is My English Language Slipping?

“There will be someone Some thing made me stop, Just like starbucks coffee.” Ahh I feel inspired, don’t you? And I’m sure Starbucks approved the use of their logo on this mug we bought at a kitchen supply store. 😅 ::

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Non-Muslims Not Allowed

Hajj season is underway – typically it’s a very crowded, lively time with people from all over the world traveling through Jeddah on their way to Mecca to complete the pilgrimage, which is one of the five pillars of Islam.

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Jeddah’s Record-Breaking Fountain

Jeddah is slated to have the world’s tallest building (currently under construction) but while we wait for it to rise above the Burj Khalifa, at least Jeddah continues to have the honor of world’s tallest fountain. It’s a title they’ve

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Tickling the Ivories in Jeddah

This Yamaha CLP-625 digital piano is my prized possession. Much to my delight, I discovered a Yamaha store in Jeddah soon after we moved here. For over a year I’d stare longingly at its windows as we drove past, occasionally

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Jamienne McKee

I’m an American in Saudi Arabia, here to give you a candid glimpse into expat life in the kingdom, offer travel tips for Saudi and beyond (especially with kids in tow), and share whatever else strikes my fancy.

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