So in a reply to my last email to the world, my friend Marjie from Lawrence asked me, "Why don't you have a blog?" Though I consider myself fairly computer savvy, I am mostly internet illiterate, but I thought why not? Sure enough, as the old saying goes, where there is a will there is a way.
My goal is to give to whomever wants to read this blog some of the sights and experiences I am having the privilege of living.
In deference to Marjie, to whom I owe this effort, I am posting this article from the Arab Daily News about a woman driver. As you may or may not know, it is illegal for women to drive here in the Kingdom. When I first arrived here, I wrote in an email, "women cannot drive here". Marjie rightly corrected me by telling me they are "not allowed" to drive. Though I have heard urban rumors of women driving out in the hinterland, I now have proof!
I hope you enjoy this-
Woman Breaks Law by Driving to Save Father
Arab News
YANBU, 23 January 2006 — A 19-year-old daughter saved her father by driving more than 25 kilometers in the desert, the Al-Madinah daily reported. The father was camping in the desert when he began suffering from heart pain. He called home for help. His daughter took her father in the car and drove at high speed for emergency treatment, saving his life by breaking the law against women driving — not to mention speeding.
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