Hello Hash,

I've never even visited the Middle East, so I don't have any first hand experiences, but a former student of mine is working in Riyadh, and relocated there four years ago with his wife and young children. They live in a western compound (I think by law they are forbidden to live amongst Saudis) and whilst there are some things that bother them, such as his wife needing a chaperone and driver to go to the mall, and not being allowed to mix with the opposite sex, they are happy. I have a feeling they enjoy a better standard of living than in Spain, and their children are going to an American school so are getting a very different education than they could back home.

Working in the Middle East

What do you think of working in the Middle East, especially coming from the west?
Is it too much of a difference?
Is it difficult to adapt?
What about the weather?

Working in the Middle East

What do you think of working in the Middle East, especially coming from the west?
Is there too much of a difference? Would it be difficult to adapt? What about the weather?