Okay, so here I am, (behind with my blog posts as ever), but it’s probably time to tell you that I now live in Saudi Arabia. Some you know already, but most of you don’t.
We arrived on the 28 April, so we’ve been here for almost eight weeks now, and as you can imagine, living in the middle of a desert is rather different to living in the UK. We’re still getting used to the heat (which is intense), the sandstorms that blow across on a regular basis coating everything in red dust, the insects, the food, and the culture.
But I like it, I really do. I’ve met some amazing people so far, and apart from the roads (which are manic but with very little road rage) life seems to move at a much slower pace. Apart from missing my dear boys (that goes without saying) and all of my friends, on the plus side I have lots more time to write (although I am sad to be missing the RNA Conference this year). I have also just heard that I’ve got through the Harlequin Presents blitz as they’ve asked to see more! Wow. I couldn’t believe it!
Finally, it’s so big and flat and spread out where I live, that I need to ride around on my trike. Ha, ha – don’t laugh. One thing I do know, I won’t be taking it back to the UK in three years time. Imagine me trying to get up those the hills in the Ribble Valley. That would see me off for sure.
Until next time.
Kim xxx
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