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Monthly Archives: November 2010
You are now free to roam about the country
After getting blood drawn, fingerprinted, and going through a stack of passport sized photos, I got my residency card today, a bittersweet moment. There was a limbo period in this process where I was quarantined between two checkpoints, the border … Continue reading
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Tagged college, Oman, teaching English
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Black Friday in Buraimi
I got a haircut for $2.60 USD.
a few days later
The assessment tests have continued, I think I’ve placed about 50 students in my Conversation and Listening Workshop sections so far. I continue to meet fans of Oprah and horror films during the interviews. They also keep mentioning The Doctor, … Continue reading
and so it begins
I started teaching today. The Speaking and Listening courses are held in computer labs and in one of the sessions the students outnumber the computers so I’m taking care of the overflow in the room next door. The primary teacher … Continue reading
I take a vacation after my first week on the job
After just one week in Buraimi, trying to get settled in and preparing for my class, Eid al-Adha happened, the Islamic holiday celebrating Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son. There’s a lot of meat involved. I get flashbacks of my … Continue reading
Posted in Trips within Oman
Tagged eid al adha, Muscat, Oman, scuba diving, travel
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A Home at the Edge of Development
I moved into my apartment in Al Buraimi yesterday. It’s a small but livable space located on a dusty lot behind a stately mosque and across the street from the college. The college put me up at a hotel for … Continue reading
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Education
I’ll be moving to Al Buraimi on Sunday. As preparation I’ve been given a very rough sense of the education system in Oman. The following are generalizations and not based on my own observations, but it’s a starting point. I’ll … Continue reading
A week later
It’s been a week since I arrived. Up until three days ago I’ve been subsisting on samosas (stuffed fried prisms) for brunch and shwarmas (carved meat, French fries, onions, and hot sauce in a wrap) for dinner. I had adopted … Continue reading
Eric in Oman/ إرك في عمان 
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