Author: Chris Moore
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Chapter 2-THE JECOR COMPOUND
Eventually you would get to your compound, a neighborhood surrounded by a wall and with a gate and often a guard. The first place we lived while my dad worked for JECOR (Joint Economic Commission Office Riyadh) was pretty small and you couldn’t drive onto it. All the rest were much bigger and you…
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Whistle
Whistle A whistle comes from a great horn, Waking all the men to defend their homes, Knowing full well some wife will morn Before the whistle calls to return home. A whistle song birds sing, Wanting entirety to be hearing, Till night begins to ring, And brings quiet to all and everything. The train whistle…
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Teenager in Saudi-Chapter 1-Getting There and Back Out Again
In 1982 my family moved to Saudi Arabia. I was 7. My sister was 4. We grew up in Riyadh and later Dhahran. I could say it was a crazy place to grow up but that was only in retrospect. At the time it was just where I grew up. Now it is a place…
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Teenager in Saudi-2nd furlough book
I am on furlough. I am not allowed to go to work today and for the next 10 fridays. Of course I am not being paid for that day either. Ok so what to do? I could do chores around the house. I could play video games. I could hang out with the family. Instead…