Cat in the Kingdom | An American in Saudi Arabia
Cat Gaa | US Expat in SaudiDispatches on life in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from an American expat. Join me as I untangle the cultural nuances of a deeply proud, seemingly misunderstood country trying to reshape its image.
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Field notes on Saudi Culture: the baab (door)
One of the first words in Arabic that I learned was باب.
Door.
It was in an early Duolingo lesson that then paired a few simple nouns with an adjective like big or beautiful. I couldn’t count to ten but I could recognize a few alphabet so...
Saudi Arabia is getting the Spanish version of me.
As I tick off the days in the month of June, I land on the weekends and can barely read the writing. It’s packed with script.
These days are filled with goodbyes.
Ángel + Vanessa
Malú + Maite
El Coronel
cafelito con Daniela y Irene
Th...
Daily adventure: taking an Uber in Riyadh
I have always believed that you don’t have to go far from home to have an adventure.
In Saudi Arabia, you just have to get on the road.
It isn’t purely the random lane reduction on busy highways. Or the unannounced road construction that...
Crossing over
I got a call to substitute high school drama yesterday. It is Dead Week, a week where there is no instruction, just study hall. Kids are squirrely but usually don’t need much supervision as they have four full days of study hall.
It was al...
Here's what I want to remember about our trip to the Maldives
the visa stamp in my passport, which featured a sea turtle and a fish.
my hair immediately pumping two volumes when I stepped outside Velana International. or maybe not.
the way my stomach rolled and my breath caught as the Twin Otter wit...
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An honest look at life in Saudi Arabia beyond the headlines and the influencers from an American expat raising kids in Riyadh and exploring Saudi's massive cultural and societal shifts. Marhaba!
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