Thanks for blabbering. I can understand how you would want to be respectful of their culture. I would do the same because it's the ones that flaunt their "westernism" that give the rest of us a bad name. I have a German friend who lived in Saudi for about 4 years I think it was. He and his wife loved it there. He still goes back regularly on business and really enjoys those visits - especially when it's to Dubai and the company is paying for everything.

Thanks for giving us a perspective that most Americans will never see.

One last question....when you say "compound" what does that consist of? Is it just your home or are there several homes surrounded by a wall? Kind of like what we would call a "gated community?" It seems on the news they're always talking about "compounds" and I was just wondering what that was.

So continue on with the blabbing.

And isn't Ally adorable offering her tummy up to the sun.