Lugnasa Garlic Planting Moon
Brother Mark has touched down in Riyadh, capitol of Saudi Arabia, for another year of bringing the joys of English to Arab nationals. It’s a challenging working environment, but he got through last year, so I’m sure he can do this one, too. It takes a certain kind of person to be outside their birth culture and thrive. Mark’s done it for 20 + years and so has Mary (sister).
I spoke with both of them today via Skype, a near miracle as far as I’m concerned. Their premium service, which I just repurchased, allows Mark, Mary, and me to be on a visual call at the same time: Riyadh–Singapore–Minnesota. We did it several times last year and it amazed me every time. (BTW: Woollies who read this. We could use my subscription to loop in Paul and Jimmy, too)