I liked the three topics. I was not sure what to choose .Then I decided to choose your topic. I am now studying for the master degree in accounting. My major in the university was also accounting. At first, I wanted to study computer .I was not good in computers and using them. Actually I wasn't interesting. So, I changed to accounting. Through the four years. I studied many subjects .Some of them were related with my major and some of them were not. The main subjects were math ,marketing ,management and computer. The other subjects were English language , history , religion and Arabic. I think when someone specialize in a major . He should study only about his major .Those other subjects disturbed me. Because failing or losing grades in one of them will affect the average. Anyway, the main subjects were full of information and useful. Later, after graduation I worked at Saudi Telecom company for three years. Then I seriously thought about the scholarship. Thankfully, I succeeded in joining the program to study for the master degree here in America. Finally, I wish for everyone I met here a successful life. You too Anna I hope you will make your dreams come true. Good luck for everyone.

Strange Food

I think talking about the strangest food is really interesting. Although I don’t have a lot of things to say. Actually I am not that kind of a person who likes to try strange food. I think meeting people from different countries and also the media or the internet gave me some information about strange food and sometimes it is really disgusting. We used in Saudi Arabia to have a maid for housework. One time, I saw her catching cockroaches and after grilling them, she ate them. Also I saw by email people in restaurants cook dogs and eat them. These are examples of disgusting food. In my country, there is a season in the year where locust spread .It also becomes a season of market place. In this time people start catching the locust and sell them. Everyone has his own way of cooking them. Some like them grilled and others fried. Actually, I noticed that only old people like them. They say that the locust has a high nutritional value. So, one day I saw my mother and father eating the locust. I heard its voice ,it was crunchy. So I decided to try one and I did. It wasn’t bad but only the idea that I am eating locust makes me crazy!! .My wife was so scared, she wasn’t looking at them even that they were cooked and on the dishes. Although, we might find it strange to eat locust but that season really becomes so special and different. I think strange food depends on the person himself. I might find some food strange and others not. As for me eating pork or bacon is very strange!. While people in America find it delicious. Moreover, strange food include the drinks too. We have a lot of different kinds of drinks such as some people drink hot water mixed with orange and lemon with some sugar. Also, we have a drink called sour and sweet its color is red .It can be either hot or cold. Usually the cold for the occasions. Finally, this topic is really wonderful and I think I am going to read what my classmates wrote.

As you said that there are many cultures don’t actually have this tradition and my country is one of them. So I’ve never thought about it before. In fact I liked this tradition .I think I will let them put a large and tall stone because there are a lot of things to tell people about!! Just kidding. In Saudi Arabia, we bury the body covered with a white coven under the ground .Then we just put a mark if we want to identify the body. Going back to our topic, I think after death I only want from people to pray for me then to ask God to forgive all my sins and send my body to heaven. I think It is what everyone really wants. So, I’ll probably write on the stone. I only want from you people to ask God for forgiveness and to send my body to heaven. But if I want to talk about my life time .I think it is the most difficult thing to talk about the good things in you. It is hard to praise yourself . I’ll try to write what I heard from people about my character. Actually, my parents are old people and my father is in debts. He can’t pay the loans .So, I’ll write that I’ve lived my life worrying about my father. I successfully was able to help him. I always like to help people. I was a good son to my parents , a good husband to my wife and a good father. In general , people always say that I am a funny person and serious in serious times only. Also, that I am a kind and the person who people always look for to talk with . I actually feel shy when I talk about myself . I think I’ll stop here but there are still a lot of good things to say about me !! Just kidding.

Talking about this kind of topics is really interesting. I think every country has its own style according to what is allowed in their society and what isn't. But nowadays I think there is always breaking laws. Also there is a funny thing about people's appearance. I think people are copying each other in everything. So ,when a new fashion appears in a country ,we see most people follow it and this fashion's term (idiom) becomes very popular. Let me now talk about fashion or people’s appearance in my country. In Saudi Arabia religious people have their look. When you see one of them , you easily can identify them. They usually follow the religion orders . They have long beards with shaved moustache. They usually wear or traditional clothes which we call it thub, long white dress. They usually are polite and funny. They like to live a simple life. These features are not only for men but also for women except the beard and moustache of course :) !! . Women usually wear modest clothes. Also in Saudi Arabia there is something we call it Tafheet. People of this interest are completely different from the religious. These people are interested in car race. Actually it isn't an ordinary car race it is more dangerous. They usually hide their faces because their interest is illegal .They have special cars. What is so sorry about it is that many people died because of it. However, this hobby is not in a wide range in Saudi Arabia .Here is a video from youtube shows it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIM6Ih3xefI&feature=related

I hope you enjoy it :) .