Miles to Go

220 Visits

This is the story of traveling to four continents, meeting friends from 15 countries, learning how to say "hello" in as many languages as possible. I spite of all that, I still haven't found home. Still, the quest continues.

tags: language learning, books, travels

2 Comments

Report

Author

by: bethyjoy

I like traveling the world, making a fool of myself, and writing about it. I'll be in Saudi Arabia for the next few months; after that, who knows?

Find out more about the author

Latest posts on Miles to Go

It's Only December--Let's Talk About Thanksgiving Posted on 09/12/2010

So, the Reverb10 prompt yesterday gave me a lovely gift. The prompt was: Party. What social gathering rocked your socks off in 2010? Describe the people, music, food, drink, clothes,... Read more

Reverb10 Posted on 07/12/2010

So I recently found out about something called Reverb10--a blog project to spark introspection about the past year and--I hope, anyway--intentionality for the coming year. I like the idea... Read more

The rich should worry Posted on 04/12/2010

So maybe you didn't get that money so you can have a better "standard of living."That's what's been bouncing around my mind the last couple of days. It's been... Read more

New Age in the Middle East Posted on 23/11/2010

For all their crackdowns on religions other than Sunni Islam, it seems to me like the Saudis have a huge blind spot toward one: New Age. So while Bibles are illegal, I can run down to Jarir... Read more

The Whirlwind Woman Posted on 21/11/2010

Today I taught Um Zara a new verb: Inspire. I only wanted to teach it so I could tell her that she inspires me.The woman's got a husband, five kids, and a grandson. She's got a... Read more

Lots of Saudis study in the U.S. Posted on 19/11/2010

According to a new report by the International Institute of Education, Saudi Arabia sends more international students to the United States than any other Middle-Eastern country. China sends... Read more

Hajj time Posted on 17/11/2010

I'm posting this at 3 a.m. cuz I can't sleep. Thank you, insomnia. Let's see if I'm a little more off my rocker than usual. Well, it's time for Hajj, aka time to... Read more

Going home...weird Posted on 13/11/2010

Sorry about the long time since my last post. This always seems to happen around this time of year: A lack of writing in general on my part. So, Husband recently got a job...in America. In... Read more

Did they just compare Bin Laden to the Dalai Lama, the... Posted on 01/11/2010

Why yes, yes they did. Check out the first few paragraphs of this story from the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram.I firmly, firmly believe that a wise person listens to both sides of a story... Read more

Istanbul pictures...finally Posted on 27/10/2010

Flags hanging inside the Grand BazaarThis is Zeki, a carpet-seller in the Grand Bazaar, sitting in front of a 100-and-something-year-old kilim (flat-weave rug). Zeki, I'm pretty sure,... Read more

Show all posts (10)

Comments

"A few months," in this case, meant 18 months.
By bethyjoy 2010-12-05, 06h27
Reply
Write a comment
Keep me informed

Send
How do you manage to stay in Saudi Arabia for "a few months"?
By jveeds 2010-08-24, 20h20
Reply
Write a comment
Keep me informed

Send

Miles to Go

Author

Latest posts on Miles to Go

Comments

Comments

Location

Expatriate health insurance Jeddah

Moving to Jeddah

Expat banking Jeddah

Businesses and services in Jeddah

Luggage shipping Jeddah

Travel insurance Jeddah