Sunday: Report to work day. During Ramadan, Muslims only work 6 hours a day. The work schedule varies from company to company, but Yasref Muslims come in at 10 a.m. The compound actually runs 2 buses during the month, one at 6 and one at 9:30. We were instructed to take the late bus in, … More Starting Work at Yasref

I’ve not done much until today on updating the blog. I threw a few posts together and got them out, but it was just up to the point of landing in Saudi Arabia. My first few days are a complete haze by this point. I was sleeping, watching T.V. trying to go to sleep, sleep … More First Weekend in Yanbu

So my arrival in Yanbu begins with my departure from Istanbul. There was one other person in business class. And he sat right next to me. We talked and I found out he was going to work for Yasref in corporate planning. I had hoped to get a little sleep, but another multi-course meal, our … More Arrival in Yanbu