Kuwait

We had only been home a couple of weeks when we packed up again for a quick trip to Kuwait. Tim is one of 3 managers at the institute where he works. They decided to have a planning retreat for the managers. It was a time of mapping out this year at the office. It was also a time of reviewing last year's business and celebrating how much God has blessed the institute!

The kids and I went along for the ride! I haven't had a role at the institute because my responsibilities are at home. Homeschooling takes a lot of my focus and I am glad to be teaching my children.

In order to get to Kuwait we have to drive through Saudi Arabia. So we packed up the car and I put on my abaaya and sheilah.

Half way through the trip we had to stop. All four lanes of the highway were stopped as a heard of camels crossed the road! 

Here's a video of the camels crossing: 

Camels crossing in Saudi from Tim and Jeni Saltzman on Vimeo.

It didn't take long for us to start enjoying the views of Kuwait City. It's a beautiful place full of people and activity!

One evening we got to go out to dinner at a hibachi grill! We love doing this because it's fun to watch and the food is so delicious! Here's a fun time laps video of our fried rice being prepared in front of us!

Hibachi Grill from Tim and Jeni Saltzman on Vimeo.

The next day while the managers were at their planning meeting we went to the aquarium! It was a great field trip for homeschool!

I don't know if you can tell from this picture, but these are penguins. They were probably our favorite thing at the aquarium! Of course we enjoyed the sharks, sting rays and other fun things, but these penguins were just to fun to watch.

They had a really large tank with big fish! It was great!

Once the managers were finished with their meetings, we went to a very traditional Kuwaiti restaurant. It was tasty food and a fun atmosphere!

Of course it was fun to be there with these friends!