Work in Saudi

I have completed my first week in Saudi (Al-Jubail) and overall it was very similiar to my previous international work......lot's of interesting challenges but obviously good people who are all trying to work towards a common cause. One challenge with working on international assignments is the different cultures and uniqueness of each. I have direct reports who are U.S., Saudi, Indian, Candadian, and Pakistane. Compound life here is pretty simple and pretty much have to stay in compound except going back and fourth to work and occasional trip to the grocery store which I did last night to get out. Quite an experience but they do have basic things that I would get at home. I will work through this weekend and hopefully have all of my Saudi Visa permit work completed where I can exit the country and go to Bahrain next Wed. All of our travel in country is in BPV (Bullet Proof Vehicles) which is extra precautionary measure by Chevron. More Later. Jeremy