Got my Iqama!! (the resident card that without it you basically don't exist here.) That opened the way to getting many other things: adding the multi-entry visa (to come and go from the Kingdom), setting up the bank account, and applying for a local driver's license. Leading up to that, I needed to enroll in the Saudi Engineering Council and get proof of my new medical insurance. All this included a lot of running around!
At work, I got my new work laptop so I was able to start studying many of the documents, policies and procedures I need to familiarize myself with. On top of that, every plant in our area (depending how you count them, there's 12!) is in some stage of starting up with typical start-up issues. In addition, we started interviewing for the 5 superintendent roles which are currently being filled by Dow Secondees (2 x from Brazil, 1 from France, 1 from Russia and 1 from India.) who are slated to leave at some point in 2017. There is no time to get bored!
So to fit in a day of rest and recreation today was very nice. I've hooked up with the InterNations expat network here who organize activities of all sorts. The one that caught my attention and that took place today was a paragliding event that happened to in the desert really close to Jubail. I'll let the videos and pictures do the talking on this one. Thanks to Omar Wani from India for organizing the event today.
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