My name is Sarah, I am 19 years old, I live in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and I will be your hostess this evening.
I enjoy reading old issues of Vogue and running through sunflower fields in slow motion.
That’s…
About it.
I will be coming back and making a complete fool of myself here regularly.
You really shouldn’t miss it.
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Welcome to the conversation, Sarah!
You forgot Pina Coladas and getting caught in the rain
Looking forward to you making a fool of yourself.
Mr. Raccoon is bringing the funny these days. That made me “lol.”
So am I, can’t wait to be a witness.
I hope your stay will be a long one. I look very forward to reading your articles.
Yaaaaaay we have a Saudi chick who’s gonna make a “fool of herself” and prove that Saudi women aren’t all about being “brainless ninjas”. I can’t wait wala ya Sarah. Woohoooo!
Oh and Esra’a go buzz off and study. LOL. =)
Racoon,
Remember the thing about Saudi Arabia… those Piña Coladas should be missing a critical ingredient, or young miss Sarah could wind up in very, very big trouble.
I won’t pass judgement on that. Alchohol is in fact a drug, and with drugs every society must determine for itself what it will and will not accept. Heck, the Mormons are against coffee, aren’t they?
Ben
I’ve been acing classes these days because a lot of it is related to things we do and discuss here at Mideast Youth.
You’re the one who should be studying, Mr. “I have an exam on Thursday”!
My only weakness now is French, a language I’d like to smash against the wall for having the most picky grammar.
And yes we should be very happy to include one of the few Arab females from the Gulf and the very FIRST contributor from Saudi.
Salam Sarah, welcome to MidEastYouth
Sweeeeeeet fresh meat!
Welcome, bye bye.
PS: I am the local angst.
Also known as our infamous web designer.
Sarah, How did you get that name? Our oldest daughter is named Sarah. “Sara” is a japanese name, and I added the “h” because of its biblical connections. Our “Sarah” also has a middle name, Takeko”, which is one of the oldest female names in the Japanese language. So My wife was against me using it. But I was the one who wrote the US birth certificate when we lived in LA CA, USA. A loooong time ago. Take means “bamboo” and “ko” is a traditonal ending for girls names, it translates as “child” in English, but that isn’t really true translation in the name, still “bamboo child” has a nice sound to it when children are young. BUt teenagers DON’T WANT to be called “bamboo child”
Oh, our Sarah has just become 20 years old.
Edo, you and your fascinating stories!
My name should be Esrako.
There are a lot of Japanese students here at my college, many of them are called “Keiko.” Now I know what the “Ko” means!
The best Japanese name is Yoske… even better than Ishimoto. The first is a common Ashkenazi Jewish version of Joseph, and the second means Man with Car in Hebrew. Was very amusing for me, getting a cab in Tokyo and discovering that the driver’s name is Man with Car.
Oh, and the common spelling for “America” in Katakana (アメリカ) reads exactly like the Hebrew curse word “manyak”:)
And Esra’a – I was sure that yours is a male biblical name (Ezra) with a different pronunciation… int’resting
Why I am typing all this? I dunno, I’m stoned and my Kboard is acting all weird.
Ohh, a stoned Raccoon.
Ezra is indeed a name of a dude in most places, but my spelling is different mainly to emphasize the “Arabicness” of the name. It’s from the Koran and it’s said like, “Isra” with … damn, Drima, how do we say “hamza” in English?!
I should make a sound file one day of the correct pronunciation.
More on Japanese names.
“Kei” can mean “jewel”. so “jewel child”, perhaps a first born girl, which parents hope for to help with looking after the male children.
Hi Sarah. I am your brother in Islam. My name is Rawwaf.
I’m 26. I am living in Riyadh. I am in Olyah distinct.
My job is PA.
Nice to konw you.