My work experiences in Education
What follows is my complete Education portfolio, highlighted from 2002 until 2018.
It includes my working experiences in the following countries:
- Somali-land (2002)
- Taiwan (2003-2004)
- China (2005-2006)
- South Africa (2007)
- Sudan (2008)
- Oman (2008-2009)
- South Africa (2009-2011)
- Oman (2011-2012)
- South Africa (2012-2014)
- Saudi Arabia (2015)
- Iraq (2018)
Most of these experiences are as an English as a Foreign language teacher or lecturer.
I included some special projects or experiences, such as my Taiwan cycling tour of 2004. I also include my favorite photos I took whilst working and traveling in these countries.
So what lies ahead is 353 slides, that provides a "brief" glimpse into my teaching experiences. So, "buckle up Dorothy, because Kansas is going bye-bye ........."
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| Goat - Downtown Hargeisa |
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| Somali policeman manning a checkpoint on the outskirts of Hargeisa |
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| Remnants of Somaliland's brutal past |
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| Downtown Nairobi |
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| Addis Ababa street scenery |
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| Central Luodong, I-lan county, Taiwan - 2004 |
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| Dry riverbed, I-lan county - 2004 |
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| Mining & Agriculture - rural Taiwan, 2004 |
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| Su-Ao harbor, 2004 |
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| Rice paddies in rural Luodong - 2003 |
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| East Coast highway to Taipei - Often toured down to Taipei with my scooter - 2003 |
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| I-lan mountain scenery - 2004 |
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| Farmland - rural Luodong, 2003 |
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| Friends & travel buddies: Chris, my Kiwi roommate, and Sandy from Romania - 2004 |
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| Start in Taipei, near the Taipei 101 building - July, 15 2004 |
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| Enjoying the natural beauty Taiwan has to offer |
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| Cycling tour highlights |
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| Taking a breather somewhere on the West coast of Taiwan |
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| With one of my fellow cyclist's child during a break |
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| In tight formation |
China (2005-2006)
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| At the Bund with the Huangpu river in the background, in December 2005 |
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| The Great Wall of China - the section I visited was near Beijing |
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| At the forbidden city in Beijing, July 2005 |
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| On a 3 day cruise on the Yangtze River, before inundation, July 2006 |
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| I took this pic whilst cycling in Wuhu, Anhui province - September 2005 |
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| At the starting point of my Yangtze River cruise - Chongqing, July 2006 |
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| At the Longji rice terraces in Guangxi province, 2006 |
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| Tian Men square & the forbidden city, Beijing, 2005 |
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| Hongcun cultural village, Anhui province, 2005 |
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| Boats on the Huangpu River, Shanghai, 2006 |
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| Chinese boardgame, Shanghai, 2006 |
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| Porter - Chongqing, 2006 |
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| Downtown Wuhu scenery, 2005 |
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| Sunrise on the Yangtze, 2006 |
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| View of Huangpu River and Pudong from the Bund, Shanghai, 2006 |
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| Woman washing clothes - Xidi cultural village, Anhui |
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| Bamboo river rafting - near Yangshua, Guangxi province, 2006 |
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| Downtown Yangshuo, Guangxi province, 2006 |
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| Rural Guangxi rice paddies - Colleagues and I went on weekend cycling trips to explore Guangxi |
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| Taking a river cruise on the Li River from Guilin to Yangshuo, 2006 |
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| Rice paddy laborers - Guangxi, 2006 |
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| The bridge across the Liu River into Downtown Liuzhou, Guangxi, 2006 |
South Africa (2007)
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| Downtown Khartoum, during a 'Haboob' (sandstorm) |
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| Agricultural workers, Banks of the Nile river, Burri, Khartoum, 2008 |
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| Street bookshop - Khartoum, Sudan, 2008 |
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| Driving a donkey cart with Sudanese teens on the back, Khartoum, 2008 |
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| Nile River irrigation, Burri, Khartoum, 2008 |
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| Nile River sunset, Burri, Khartoum, 2008 |
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| View of the Nile and downtown Khartoum, from Tuti island |
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| Sudanese sidewalk tea lady - Downtown Khartoum, 2008 |
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| Spices - Omdurman Souq, Omdurman, Sudan, 2008 |
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| Sidewalk livestock market/souq - Khartoum, 2008 |
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| Railway bridge linking Khartoum and Bahri Khartoum North) |
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| Braving a ride in a Tuk-Tuk, Khartoum, 2008 |
Oman (2008-2009)
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| Teaching ESL at the Ibri College of Applied Sciences |
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| Ibri College of Applied Sciences |
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| The fishing boat that took us out to one of the Al Sawadi islands, Oman, 2009 |
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| Al Sawadi, Oman, 2009 |
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| Traditional Omani male dancing at a camel race, near Ibri, Oman, 2009 |
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| Enjoying a camel ride myself at a camel race, near Ibri, 2009 |
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| Climbing a mountain near the village of Wadi Ghul |
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| Enjoying camel milk at a camel race, near Ibri, 2009 |
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| My wife, Ansu posing at sand dunes near Ibri, 2008 |
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| Camels reaching into trees for leaves - near Ibri, 2008 |
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| Omani bus stop, Ibri, 2008 |
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| Nuts - Nizwa souq, 2008 |
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| At Mutrah Corniche, Muscat, 2008 |
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| At Jabreen castle, near Nizwa, 2009 |
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| At Ibri fort ruins, overlooking the wadi, Ibri, 2008 |
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| Al Sawadi fisherman, 2009 |
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| Wadi Dhum hike |
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| Discovering rural Oman |
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| Mutrah fort canon - Muscat, 2008 |
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| Bedouin 'child-trepeneurs', Jebel Shems, 2008 |
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The road between Ibri and Rustaq.
On my way down I fell with my hands into some sort of cactus.... 2009 |
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| Palm trees and carpets - Rural Ibri scenery, 2008 |
South Africa (2009-2011)
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| Small shop - near Bizana (Transkei) |
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| Port Alfred marina - Eastern Cape, 2010 |
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| Bizana, Transkei - 2010 |
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| Flagstaff, Eastern Cape - 2010 |
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| School Soccer field - Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, 2010 |
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| Toise, near Stutterheim - 2010 |
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| Grazing sheep in remote mountains - Transkei, 2009 |
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| Transkei dirt road - 2009 |
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| Mishwell, my colleague - Qhobosheaneng Village, Transkei, 2009 |
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| Sheepherder & rainbow - Qhobosheaneng Village, Transkei, 2009 |
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| Nature scenery, near King Williams Town, Eastern Cape |
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| A caravan spaza, Lusikisiki, Transkei, 2010 |
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| Rural Lusikisiki, Transkei, 2010 |
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| Jansenville, Eastern Cape, 2010 |
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| Rural women - Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape, South Africa, 2010 |
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| Church on a hill - Maluti, Transkei, 2009 |
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| Public phone - Transkei mountains |
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| Rural scenery - Mt Ayliff, Transkei, 2009 |
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| African car Texas style - Moeka, North West province |
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| Students doing homework - Matlaisane High School, North-West Province |
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| Happy school kids - North-West Province |
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| Donkey car, North West province |
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| 'Fork in the road' - near Dipetlwana Primary school, North West Province |
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| Sunset view from my chalet overlooking the lake - Phelwana lodge, Mpumalanga province, SA |
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| Goat posing against the wall of Maseke primary school, near Phalaborwa, Limpopo Province |
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| Teacher training at Dipetlwana Primary school, North West Province |
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| Student training at Dipetlwana Primary school, North West Province |
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| Break time - Elukhanyisweni school, Eastern Cape |
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| Street vendor - Tladi Stad, North-West |
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| Students drinking water - Dipetlwana Primary school, North West Province |
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| Donkey car - Makapaanstad, North-West Province |
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| African 'classroom' - Matlaisane High school (North West Province) |
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| Happy faces |
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| Grazing donkeys on the school grounds, Gaesitsiwe High school, North West province |
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| Matlaisane High School student training, North-West province |
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| Beautiful Mpumalanga province - My wife joined me once on a trip to Limpopo province |
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| Posing with the teachers at Gaesitsiwe High School - North West province, after training |
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| Gaseitsiwe High School - Student training |
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| African kindergarten - Rajepani, near Motla, North West province |
Oman (2011-2012)
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| Rustaq from a hilltop view - 2011 |
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| Omani street vendors - Downtown Rustaq, Oman - 2011 |
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| Shopowner working out what we owe him - Rustaq, 2011 |
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| Rural Rustaq views |
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| Rural Rustaq views |
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| Shops - Old Rustaq, 2011 |
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| Omani villa in rural Rustaq where there are many date palm plantations, 2011 |
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| Rustaq fort |
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| Millennium hotel, Al Musannah, where we moved to and stayed for 7 months - 2012 |
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| Millennium hotel Corniche, Al Musannah - 2012 |
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| Millennium hotel pool at dusk, Al Musannah |
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| Sunset grass - Millennium hotel, Al Musannah |
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| Our rented white Toyota Yaris - The main road to Sohar, 2012 |
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| Fishing village near the Millennium hotel, Al Musannah, 2012 |
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| Omani fisherman repairing his nets - Al Musannah, 2012 |
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| Agricultural land - Al Musannah, 2012 |
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| Omani farmer taking his camels for a walk - near the Muladdah roundabout, Al Musannah |
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| Warning sign - the road between Rustaq and Al Musannah, which we used twice a day - 2012 |
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| Omani nature scenery - near Rustaq (2012) |
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| At Mutrah Corniche, Muscat |
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| Omani Dhow, Mutrah Corniche, Muscat - 2012 |
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| Millennium hotel marina with my brother, Al Musannah, 2012 |
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| Nature scenery - Near Nelspruit |
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| Farm entrance near Amsterdam (Mpumalanga) - 2012 |
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| Student training: Timeleni PRIMARY SCHOOL, Elukwatini, Nhlazatshe in Mpumalanga |
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| Nature scenery - Near Nelspruit, Mpumalanga |
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| The view from the Petra College, near Whiteriver of a valley below, Mpumalanga, 2012 |
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| Street vendor - Kabokweni, Mpumalanga province, 2012 |
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| Barbershop - Kabokweni, Mpumalanga province - 2012 |
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| Teacher group photo after training - Timeleni PS, Mpumalanga province, 2012 |
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| No running water means going to get it in a wheelbarrow…..Kabokweni, Mpumalanga, 2012 |
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| CTI students - 2013 |
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| Tablet Technology seminar |
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| Al Quwayiyah campus scenery |
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| Al Quwayiyah campus scenery |
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| Waiting for my ride - during a sandstorm in front of the Campus gates, 2015 |
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| My Saudi students |
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| BBQ picnic highlights, Al Quwayiyah college, 2015 |
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| Socializing with the students - 2015 |
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| Dangerous open well being closed |
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| Dangerous open well being closed |
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| Volunteers for the action research project I did as part of my Post-grad studies |
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| Desert clean-up |
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| Rubbish being collected from everywhere and brought to a central point |
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| Giving the students direction |
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| Satam, one of the students, busy collecting rubbish |
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| Afterward some well-deserved refreshments |
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| Al Quwayiyah scenes |
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| Entrance to the fruit and veg market we frequented, 2015 |
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| Compound life in rural Saudi - 2015 |
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| Desert scenery near our compound, where I went for walks |
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The single chalets on the main compound where we initially stayed until our villa was ready.
The lawn is fake |
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My wife on our first morning of work. we arrived at 2 in the morning from Riyad,
and we had to be ready for work at 7 am |
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| Lonely Acacia tree in the desert area nearby our compound |
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| The street outside the main compound in Al Quwayiyah |
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| Cultural education activities with the locals |
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| View of Al Quwayiyah from a hilltop |
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| Traditional Beduin night with the locals - 2015 |
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| My wife, Ansu on a hilltop, with the main highway to Riyad in the background - 2015 |
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| Our buses and Ansu at one of the sites they showed us |
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| Streams of water in the desert - It warranted a picnic, 2015 |
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| Desert streams |
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| Desert picnic |
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| Road to Riyadh |
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| Seder Compound in Riyadh where we stayed for a weekend once a month |
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| Ansu, my wife enjoying a milkshake in one of the many malls in Riyadh - 2015 |
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| Afternoon tea at Ritz Carlton hotel in Riyadh |
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| The access road to the Ritz Carlton hotel in Riyadh |
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| Fountains with lights at the Ritz Carlton hotel in Riyadh |
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| Riyadh scenery |
Iraq (2018)
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| Training center scenes |
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| Training center scenes |
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| In my office |
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| PetroChina students |
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| PetroChina students |
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| Teaching a class |
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| Training |
- Soli Deo Gloria -
