Camels and Rachel

Rachel had an opportunity to go out to the camel races with Nathan and Camille Hall. We all were invited but had other obligations so she went along with them.
They had to wear Abayas which aren't real conducive to riding on a camel.
She learned that they actually have beauty pageants for the camels to find the most beautiful one. They had to have floppy lips and a big head. Not quite the same requirements for our beauty contests.
They are cute though but not sure this has the floppy lips.
The races are a big thing here.

After the race they were invited to have brunch with some locals in a Bedouin tent.

Just another cool experience for her here. She has been able to get a tutoring job for a little Sudanian boy who is trying to pass the test to get in the British section of our school. She works two hours every day and gets paid 100 SR per hour which is about $26 per hour. She also is subbing for another lady while she is gone for the next few weeks tutoring a little Arab boy and girl. She will make more here tutoring for the next few weeks then she would have made at her full time job back home. This has been a great opportunity for her here in Saudi.