Ok, so life in KSA can be less than glamorous some times despite the colorful fake diamonds on our abayas. Yes, you read that right, it’s not all beach parties and cheap beer over here. But then there are the moments. Oh those moments.
One of them that I (K) personally like a lot could be described as follows:
It’s a warm spring night. Why not go for a swim you think. In the land of abayas and white dishdashas, you jump into your bikins and walk down to the compound pool. The compound is quiet around you. You’re the only person in the pool area. The water has been heated by the sun the entire day so it is warm. The sky above you is black, broken only by the shining stars staring down at you. The last prayer call of the day starts. From all around you, (remember there are quite a few mosques in this country) you hear the calls. Soft in the spring night, the calls echo around the pool area over and over again coming from all directions at once. That’s a piece of Saudi magic for you.
Oh and by the way, the magic doesn’t work in the winter when the water in the pool is freezing cold.
One of them that I (K) personally like a lot could be described as follows:
It’s a warm spring night. Why not go for a swim you think. In the land of abayas and white dishdashas, you jump into your bikins and walk down to the compound pool. The compound is quiet around you. You’re the only person in the pool area. The water has been heated by the sun the entire day so it is warm. The sky above you is black, broken only by the shining stars staring down at you. The last prayer call of the day starts. From all around you, (remember there are quite a few mosques in this country) you hear the calls. Soft in the spring night, the calls echo around the pool area over and over again coming from all directions at once. That’s a piece of Saudi magic for you.
Oh and by the way, the magic doesn’t work in the winter when the water in the pool is freezing cold.
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