Life In Yanbu !

Life here is very easy.  By that I mean, compared to the constant battle for status found in most of the the globe, life here is very simple.  No one cares what kind of car you drive, how large your house is, if you have the most recent TV or not.the utilities(Gas/Electricity) are very cheap,we get 2 liters petrol in 1 SAR   

The same goes with garments, nobody's kids are carrying the newest Juicy outfit. there is also no competition between parents.  Parents aren't competing to visualize how many sports their kids play, how many instruments, how many languages...with other parents.  First off, most of the kids here already speak more than one language.  There are some sports like football, Swimming , cricket, table tennis, we actually have a club here with all the games, gym, sports, PlayStation, Xbox  e.t.c. The yearly membership for the whole family costs less than 200 SAR, Its pretty cheap compared to the facilities available.

You get to pay quality family time along, Since there is so very little to do here we discover things to do together.  We aren't rushing from one event to another.  We tend to have dinners as a family, talking about our day, watching movies together. Living here will force even the most reclusive person to seek out company.  You find people here and make strong bonds because it’s wonderful to have someone you can count on to understand how difficult life can be here.  Not only that, you get to meet an incredible variety of people from all over the globe.

Kids here are exposed to some wonderful things.  They meet people from all over the globe.  A variety that would be hard to find in most States.  children of all backgrounds and it really helps shaping their character.  They are learning to accept people no matter who they are, what they look like, where they are from.  We have friends from Finland, Scotland, Lebanon, Poland, Greece, England, France, South Africa, Pakistan, India, Italy, and more.  All in one little town.

The Red Sea :) It is definitely good for rejuvenating yourself and nearly  forgetting you're in Saudia.  The snorkeling and diving is extremely awesome.

With no Starbucks, no movie theaters, and a weak list of restaurants to eat at, no amusement parks, etc, well, you tend to save some serious bucks!  There we go.  A list of things that have a positive spin on living in Yanbu for me at least.  I will remind myself of these things when I start to feel angry or upset with life here

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Cars are very cheap here , I prefer to donate a used car rather than selling it. there are good Insurance companies for car insurance as car accident is a normal thing here. Most banks give Loans on very low Interest rate.There is a very Good American School here which provides quality education. The treatment in the hospitals is also very good.