Offscreen Expedition 2007

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   heya

sorry i didnt write yesterday but i was so busy. we went driving in the desert over the sand dunes it was the best part of the trip ever when we saw the turtles it was nothing compared. we also saw the sun set that was the absoulutly spectacular once again it was nothing compared to antything seen before we found a lizard in the desert it moved so fast. But today we woke up at about 6:00am and we left at 9:00 to go straight to the souq,buti was’nt therir for most of it because i had to go to the doctors because i had a infection in my top ear piearcing.                                                                                                                               we then went to luch at a resturant where we had chips finally because we’ve been living off of chicken and rice for the past 8 days lol.                                                                               after that we came back to the new camp where staying at (which is in the desert and its called Al Areesh were staying in some type of hut which is so much better than staying at Tiwi Beach because it has actual beds),then jamie made up a game which was quite fun lol not the best though lol .                                                                                                                      after that we got a lecture from a man called Steven Fryburger  about the geology of the desert which was quite interesting. and that was about it you’ll have to watch the videos to see everything else that happened lol.

     Byyyyeeeeeeee  [xxx]                                                 

today was a calm day. we visited a market. in the market, people were selling goats and camels, and the women was selling things to me.  after that we visited a budwin house. it was interesting to find out about people.

we came back to camp and we had a workshop. a artist came to visit us and talk to us. it was really interesting.

today was very nice

luv everyone xxxxxxxx

luv u mama

Day 9

Out of all the days ive spent in the middle east,today has been the most interesting in terms of the  people [beduwins].We first went to Sinal Souk which is a market.Here we saw the way the locals make their money but what i noticed was how everybody dressed.95% of the Omani men wore white dish-dashers and cap[looks like a turbin] and it was the first time i got to see the women in one place.They also wore dish-dashers with bright colours but some had black on and they wore a black face-mask which symbolised a bird.

In the market most of the shops were owned by men and the women had stalls outside.There were alot of goldsmiths stores and the things were selling were mostly for women.There were fruit and vegetable stalls and they even sold live animals such as camels and goats.They people were very friendly and made feel welcome as soon as you stepped in the shop,this made me feel respected even though they may seem to see us as a tourist.

We visted a beduwin family in the desert and we had an informal interview with them.They explained the reasons why they live in the desert.All of the Offscreen team asked questions and the answers we got was translated for us because the Beduwin people couldnt speak English.I never realised that there were people living in the desert but the striking thing was the fact that they seemed so happy and it just makes me appreciate them even more because i think that they are very strong people and kind.

so another big dai for the offscreen troop…still camping in the wahiba sands which was just so amazing WE SLEPT ON BEDS but ofcourse that doesn’t matter……then we went to the suk not sure how to spell it but it’s another word for a market…they had so many shops which was so interesting to see this one big culture spread it’s wings in so many ways and just experiencing their way of life and how they spend every day life compared to what we do in england…

it was so similiar to your average green street market but it had this omanian feel to it which made it all the more special…

after lunch yeey i’ve learnt to appreciate chips so much don’t know what I would do without it….

we went to se a bedoin house don’t know how to spell that either it was kind of fun asking him so many questions and learning about his way of life and how the bedoins cope with living in the heat of the wahiba sands….

one quote from me today……DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER..THE WAHIBA SANDS ARE DIAMONDS WHICH TOUCH THE HEART OF EVERY MAN EVER LAYED FOOT ON IT………

XXXX

Yet again today was fun! We got up early at half 6 and left to go to the souq market to sketch the people there which was nice because it had a real selection of things like jewellery, fish, figs, electrical, repairs and so on! It also had a nice atmosphere and the locals were really interested in what we were doing. After that we went for lunch and today was the first whole day without chicken and rice!! I guess i kind of missed it hehe. Then we headed off to see a few Bedouin guys and we asked them about their way of life which was really interesting! It was only about a 5 minute drive from our camp so we went back and spent the next part of the afternoon talking to Steve Fryburger who’s a geologist and artist and told us some useful tips! So then we went off for a couple of hours and watched the sun go down which was really pretty as usual!  We also climbed what seemed to be the biggest sand dune in the world Ever! i seriously thought i was going to collapse, but it was worth it when we ran back down again! Then we ate dinner and talked to Steve fryburgers family who are all really nice and spent some time star gazing! all in all its been a really nice relxed-ish kind of day!! and i cant believe we only have 4 or so days left! ive decided im going to live here forever!! mwahaha, Anyway ciao omegos! x

Hiya,

          Today has been really fun!Ummmm we left the camp around 9:00 and we headed off to Souq, it’s like a busy market.It was really nice and everything about it was very traditional. There were somany people who were really friendly. We then went to have lunch, which wasreally tasty. We then came back to the camp and we all played a game. We had tojump over a rope without letting go of the team. That was hard; I kind ofinjured my lower back. But it was really fun. We then were talking to SteveFribergrer, he is a geologist and an artist. He taught us some of his skillswhich were really good and it was really interesting knowing how he createsart. I then went up a sandy hill, to gaze at the sunset, wow that was awesome.We had lunch later on and then just chilled out and did some work in our sketchbook. Well that’s about it for today. Got a long day ahead and at the moment ijust want to go sleep. (LOL)

Good night

radhika

Xxx

Day 9

IM TIRED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(so I probably

wont right much)

Any way, today we wnt of to sinaw to visit a souk(market)

we went of to see the difference between english and omani

shopping, we where told to draw people and to see the difference

between men shop owners and women shop owners(your gonna

have to check out the video coz im real tired and need to do some work?

dont know hat for tough)

So we visited the sinaw then head of to a bedouin familly in the wahiba sands.

We found the reason for why they live life, like nomads (know this from ks3

history lesons, it actually helped me out today, first time ever)(check the video

for the intervew coz its “long flex like, u get me”).

Back to the camp by 16:30. Then went to a geography lesson(taught by steve freiburg

Sorry If I spelt your name wrong) Finished by 17:30.

Watched the sunset and just “jammed” for an hour an a bit.

Now where back in our sketch books doin something(dont really know what im

doin).

Check da vids dey iz well cool, Barry had 2 climb up the 4×4 so he could ge

a good shot of… 

…the cars we where drivin?

Ill type more 2 moro hopefly

bye

yesterday we rolled along the coast

of the Arabian Sea

a gentle, creative day.

Sunkissed and wild haired

we stopped at a town called Assaylah.

Set up our mobile studios in dusty courtyards

and quiet streets,

to paint Omani doors.

Offscreen team scattered around.

A boy in a Ronaldo T-Shirt skips by.

Call tp prayer from a mini Mosque.

Some hidden women call from a darkened window.

Flatbed Toyota trucks amongst the goats.

Silver on the inside of crisp packets sparkle

like diamonds in the desert