Hi,
I have recently been awarded a contract to relocate to Riyadh. Yippeeee! HoraaaaaY!!!!
I have read a thousand different blogs and have come full circle to no conclusion so I require your help.
I should be relocating in a couple of months pending visas. My wife and 5 month old son soon after. Herein lies the problem. Whilst my work and study commitments will see me distracted, my wife and son will find it difficult perhaps boring at first. She is from Syria so she has a considerable advantage being able to read and write arabic, but also understanding the islamic customs, nonetheless she knows no one.
So the dilema is whether or not to rent in compound versus an apartment and for how much, if in fact any are available.
Other things to consider are what family activities and social ones that can keep her and him occupied and happy. Keep in mind the frustration of a newborn turning todler being locked up in an apartment.
Your help would be appreciated!