Originally Posted by elgringito
I was in Dhahran and worked in the tower, first year in financial analysis working on unraveling the transfer of ownership excess profits to the Saudi govenment and the next two in general accounting. My wife loved it there and still has not forgiven me for leaving - at the time I still thought I could become chairman of GM, the delusions of youth.
What I remember most was what a great place to raise children - and had we decided to have children I would not have left.
It was a great experience and DH was a great town. I was a teenager at the time, and although my parents had to drag me there kicking and screaming, as soon as I got there I fell in love with it...my entire family did. Living there was what instilled in me a love of travel, and to this day I have a fascination with the Middle East. I know that some people will say you get a very tainted view of KSA by living in Dhahran, which is, in its own ways, removed from reality. I don't deny that, but my family left camp regularly--at least every week.
The funny thing is, just the other day I was talking to someone who was commenting on how unusual it was to meet someone who had lived in Saudi Arabia. But as this thread illustrates, we are everywhere!