Saudi Arabian International School - Bedouin Yearbook (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

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Riyadh Accommodates Students' Interests To rhe surprise of mosr 5AIS-R srudenrs, when they first arrive in Saudi, there ore activities to morch almost any interest o person might hove. One of the mosr common is shopping in rhe souqs. Here, great treasures con be found by the seasoned shopper, providing he or she hos mosrered rhe subtle ort of bargaining - Arab style. There ore souqs of every imoginoble commodity like rugs, gold, antiques, bedouin jewelry, comeros, audio equipment, silks ond women's wear. Lorge well stocked supermarkets ond deportment stores ore o favorite for the less adventurous shopper. Nor ore rhe outdoor types ot o loss for things to do. They hove comping, sond soiling, motocross, nature trips ond sporting leagues of every kind. For the discriminating diner, Riyadh hos restaurants of many exotic cuisines from European ond Oriental to fost food. Many clubs hove formed for people of different interests; square dancing, cooking, dromo, judo, arts ond crofts ond music. So for mosr there is no excuse for not hoving plenty to keep them busy, unless there is o rronsporrorion problem. However, private drivers ond compony busses do moke things accessible. Top right: EXAMPLES of some souq treasures collected by mony students ond their families. The souqs ore o great ptoce to procrlce one's Aroblc. Above: HADJ CAMPS ore o ploce for pilgrims to sell their wores on the woy to Mecco. Every household hos ot least one prized rug. Right: RIYADH'S AMUSEMENT PARK, neor school. Is o colorful sight. Rumor hos It that o Soudl Disney Lond is In the planning stoges. 30

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PLAYING KING Of the hill o» their pool some SANG students hoppfly kill rime between swim proctlce ond supper. The Soudl Aroblon Norlonol Guord Compound hos held the onnuol city wide swim meet. JJ Ten Things They'll Never Believe About Riyadh Back Home 1. If roins. 2. You rarely see cornels. 3. It's more comfortable here or 100° F than it is or 80°F in most other ploces. 4. Kids like school. 5. It's not eosy to ton here. 6. Cassette ropes cost about $1.50 U. S. 7. A jacket is needed for about four months of the yeor. 8. The greenery. 9. Everyone wears gold. 10. PAC-MAN hos ocquired o roste for hallolos. 29

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MANY STUDENTS HAVE ocqulred o taste for middle eosrern specialties like the popular street wood shwormo. Chicken Street olso serves their famous dojej and kopso to mony hooked westerners MANY STUDENTS ENJOY the onnual King’s Cornel Races . It Is free for everyone ond o greot opportunity to get some good souvenir phorogrophs. cp MR. ORUSKAS takes odvontoge of the tennis leogues in Riyodh to keep active. The 1962 RICS Tennis Teom come In first ploce under the coochlng of Mr. Bruskas. DESERT CAMPING TRIPS ore o good woy to ger owoy on the weekends. Some students enjoy collecting the mony fossils thor con be found lying everywhere.