My parents weren’t serial liars, so they didn’t have to remember all their past lies to maintain their credibility. They only had to remember the two relevant dates concerning my birth.
The morning inside the cave was chilly and dimly lit. The only light was from a few coals still burning in fire pits from the night before.
Continuing on from part 1 of my Saudi experience, the English School marketing fair I attended in Riyadh was held in the NZ Embassy …
When I started working at Coromandel Outdoor Language Centre in 1990, I knew very little about Saudi Arabia, except that it had a lot of oil and a lot of sand.
I grew up in a small town called Tokoroa. A town built on pine forestry, farming and sustained by a pulp mill. Conservation and nature was not a key part of the local culture.
My parents weren’t serial liars, so they didn’t have to remember all their past lies to maintain their credibility. They only had to remember the two relevant dates concerning my birth.
The morning inside the cave was chilly and dimly lit. The only light was from a few coals still burning in fire pits from the night before.
Continuing on from part 1 of my Saudi experience, the English School marketing fair I attended in Riyadh was held in the NZ Embassy …
When I started working at Coromandel Outdoor Language Centre in 1990, I knew very little about Saudi Arabia, except that it had a lot of oil and a lot of sand.
I grew up in a small town called Tokoroa. A town built on pine forestry, farming and sustained by a pulp mill. Conservation and nature was not a key part of the local culture.
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