Offscreen Expedition 2007

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so today we went from turtle beach all the way down the coast of oman and now were in the middle of wahiba sands….first stop was the old bedoin houses which were abandoned it was such a peaceful area I was really shocked to see that the omanian people rejected this life…

then we went to the town of aseera where we sketched doors om traditional oman houses it was very detailed art work and understanding these ideas in depth…

after lunch we sat in our 4×4 and drove on the sand dunes of the wahiba sand…wwooowww it was such a bumpy ride woooow like another rollercoaster it was soo fun wanna do it again…

now were camping outside AGAIN but the tents are more comfortable and they have toilets wweeppee

o yeh and im really tired so just gonna knock off……xxxxxx

Hi everyone,

I hardly got any sleep because i was busy working on some music soundtracks last night, so i was feeling very tired,but Jamie’s exercises woke me up a bit.

The day began when we visited the Beduwins houses in the desert.The Government have built houses with gas,electricity and water to provide for them but they refuse to live there.All the houses were empty and the area was designated.I thought the archetecture was well built and the sandy colours blended in with the desert.

We then visited a shanty town  called Aseela famously for its traditional doors and windows.There were alot of  children just playing in the local area.They seemed really friendly and nice to talk to.The main aim for the visit was to find out metaphorically what’s behind the doors.

The best part of today was the visit to the Wahaba Sands Desert.We all went in 4×4 jeeps and had the chance to drive around  big sand dunes.It was fun because it felt like being on a rollercoaster.

But the view of the sun setting was just amazing,it reminded me of a film.

Below I have writen some of my thoughts.

* “Together as 1″

* “1 major factor I noticed about this place is the fact that since iv’e been in Dubai and Oman i have bot heard one police siren. this tells me alot about the crime rates within the two countries”

* “Believing is seeing”

* “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover”

* “Love-Not-War”

Above is some of my thoughts wich i believe are very powerful and please take them into consideration when you think about certain Middle East Courntries.

WELL…sorry i aint written a blog for two days..i’ve been getting up to alot of things.

today was FANTASTIC! woooow…first of all we went to visit budwin houses…the goverment built houses for the omani’s who lived in the countryside but all the omani’s refused to live in them due to not having a mosque near by, the houses where to near to each other, and the houses weren’t strong enough. in my opinion i think people should live in the houses because atleast the goverment is helping them.

after that we went DUNING OVER THE WAHIBA DESERT!.. it was greattt
the range rover went soooooo fast..I LOVED IT…today was the best day ever.

well only 5 days to go..cant wait to see my sisters and MY MUM :D…and my friends and family!

luv yaaaaaa x x :D

WOW, AWESOME, THRILLING, WICKED!!! The drive through the desert dunes was amazing today. Four land cruisers racing up and down through the dunes. It was like a roller coaster ride. Bumpy, fast and furious, Definately one of the highlights of the trip. After all the excitement, We then found a spot on our own and watched the sunset over the dunes, in absolute peace and silence. It was another moment of awe and wonder!  And of course there was time for a quick sketch. Absolutely beautiful.

We are now at the desert camp at Wahiba Sands, weve set up an art workshop and students are beavering away. If you want to know what we’ve been eating, the local speciality, which we have been served up almost every day!!! is a type of biryani. Except the meat and rice are cooked seperately. The coloured, spiced rice is placed on a huge platter and the meat, often chicken or huge cuts of lamb on the bone are piled up generously on top, Thers also a fish version of this, Fried tuna or Jack fish. Its traditional to sit around the platter on the floor and everyone eats from the same dish, with their hands. Weve all become real experts at this now!

I apologise for not answering any blogs for a while, it is difficult when we are on the road all day. love to all.

Hey!!

Well last night we arrived at the turtle beach camp place which was a really nice experience! We got to see some of the turtles laying eggs then burying them and heading back into the sea! Talking of the sea, it looked like it was glowing because the plankton has something in it which lights up, making it quite surreal but really nice! Today was definity one of the best days yet, it was really fun! we had a slight lay in and got up at 7.15, then had a shower which was sooooo cold, but at least it woke me up a bit! Then we headed out towards a little town where we photographed and drew the doors and windows and spoke to the locals who were all really nice! Later on in the day we got into our land cruisers and headed towards the Wahiba sands which was sooo fun!! the sand dunes were giant and driving down them was really cool and bumpy but running down them was even better! it was like running down a giant soft cliff hehe.  So after all that we arrived at our beach camp for the next two nights, which is similar to the one last night but a lot bigger!! should be fun! toodlepip! x

P.S Happy birthday Chi!! You rockkk!!!