The flight went well. It was long, but I almost didn’t feel
it. I met this really nice girl from Germany on the first flight to Frankfurt.
She was still in high school and had been an exchange student this past
semester in Michigan. We talked about English a lot. I hope that in this
semester I’ll be able to reach somewhere near her English level. We shall see.
It’s important to remember how short of a time I’ve been taking Arabic.
Getting into Oman was really great as well. Things have been
really chill so far. Everyone seems so nice. It’s very relaxed. Getting into
the airport was really great. When getting my visa, I swear that there were
nearly five people that came up to the man I was talking with to just say hello
and “shu lounak?” (“How are you?” Literally translated to “What’s your color?”)
I’ve been told that the driving is crazy, but it seems so
much more organized that Amman (Jordan). Quieter, too, I think. We shall see.
Oman is known for its traffic problems.
Last night I sat out at a restaurant and talked with a few
of the other guys from the trip. It was so great to finally have Middle Eastern
food. It was really great. Zaki jeden for sure :).
Other than that it has mostly been recovering from jet lag that I didn’t know
that I had. I slept nearly the whole day!
Then a cookout at our program
directors’ house. It's right next to the school as well, and about a 2-5 minute walk from the Arabian Sea. It was so cool to see it. I really love water :) Excited to have things start up this week.
Classes don’t start until next Saturday and that is when we
move in with our homestay families as well. Until then we have orientation, and
we’re staying in apartments.
But ma’ salaameh (good bye) until next time!
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