Welcome back everyone! I moved to Saudi Arabia 2-1/2 years ago, and my last post feels like it was 2-1/2 years ago. So for this post I thought I would keep it simple.
Water polo has been a part of my life for 25 years. I strolled onto the pool deck for my first practice back in 1987, and I fell in love with the sport immediately. Water polo walked with me through high school, followed me to Cal, and then, after a 14 year break, showed-up in my life again, here in Saudi Arabia. It has been an amazing blessing in my life. If you have never seen a live college or international match, you need to put it on your "to-do" list, because it's a great game.
I met Anthony Sawaya the first day I attended a practice with the Ras Tanura (some say Dhahran) Water Polo club here in Saudi. We struck up an immediate friendship. See Anthony went to Cal AND he played goalie for the Golden Bears. Anthony is one of my best friends here in Kingdom. This past week Anthony and his wife took me to dinner in recognition of my graduation from Thunderbird (another post coming!). For a guy living in Saudi Arabia k-solo, that means a lot.
At the end of this week Anthony and his wife will be heading off on a nice, long vacation. After many, many summers, and a lot of tough work for Saudi Aramco, Anthony is very deserving of this break.
Have a great vacation Anthony. I'll miss our laughs and your competitive fire at practice.
Cal brothers at practice this past Friday morning.
Water polo has been a part of my life for 25 years. I strolled onto the pool deck for my first practice back in 1987, and I fell in love with the sport immediately. Water polo walked with me through high school, followed me to Cal, and then, after a 14 year break, showed-up in my life again, here in Saudi Arabia. It has been an amazing blessing in my life. If you have never seen a live college or international match, you need to put it on your "to-do" list, because it's a great game.
I met Anthony Sawaya the first day I attended a practice with the Ras Tanura (some say Dhahran) Water Polo club here in Saudi. We struck up an immediate friendship. See Anthony went to Cal AND he played goalie for the Golden Bears. Anthony is one of my best friends here in Kingdom. This past week Anthony and his wife took me to dinner in recognition of my graduation from Thunderbird (another post coming!). For a guy living in Saudi Arabia k-solo, that means a lot.
At the end of this week Anthony and his wife will be heading off on a nice, long vacation. After many, many summers, and a lot of tough work for Saudi Aramco, Anthony is very deserving of this break.
Have a great vacation Anthony. I'll miss our laughs and your competitive fire at practice.
Cal brothers at practice this past Friday morning.
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