My money is slipping away quickly. I’ve renewed my health insurance, I finially paid my rent for october, Just paid a million riyals (rounding to the nearest million of course)to get my visa extended, I need to pay for my tuition, and I’m going to buy an airline ticket to go home for Christmas. A while back, I had made a calculation that said that I could be here until september of next year, but I’ve veered from my budget significantly. The big blows have been the two round trip airline tickets back home. They were necessary though, I needed them for my sanity. They were worth about 4 to 5 months of living here though… I’ve also strayed from my food budget. I’ve given up eating on the cheap, the food just isn’t that good. It’s not that I’m spending a lot on food, but more than I budgeted for. Even the best places to eat are only on a par with the restaurants back home, and I’m usually eating at places cheaper than that.
I should start teaching soon, so that should take up the slack in my money supply. At this point, I will come back after Christmas for at least a couple more months. If I’m getting what I hope I can get from the school, I’ll do another year here. I should find out soon enough…