This week was parent-teacher interview week. Jacqui met the parents of her students on Sunday while I met the parents of my students on Monday (3 to 6 pm both days). We both had OK days; parents everywhere are the same. They want their kids to do well, and there are even some parents that think that their kids are little angels when we know that in fact, they are not!
Tuesday was National Day; it was the 44th anniversary of Oman. We had activities at school for most of the day; it was pretty well done (despite the fact that we did not understand a word of what they said as it was all in arabic!) We went out for a walk at night, as driving in our neighbourhood was out of the question - way too much traffic. Everyone seems to come to Qurum. It was interesting to see people celebrate. Basically, they drive around, hanging out the window or through the sunroof, sometimes sitting on the hood, but that's it. No fireworks, no concert in the park, no kids activities - or if there were some, we sure didn't see them. It was still nice to see the pride that the Omanis have for their country.
On Wednesday, the decision about the holiday was finally made public. We are getting next Wednesday and Thursday off for the National holiday. That gives us a four day weekend, and we are off to India. We are flying to Jaipur and will take a one day tour to Agrah, to visit the Taj Mahal. Yes, there will be pictures posted on this blog when we get back.
Thursday was an OK day, which ended at the pool at the Crowne Plaza; we even had a toast to Buffalo, which is getting buried in mega piles of snow. We hope that none of you have to deal with that mess.
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| Jacqui and Ms Hanan, the arabic teacher |
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| Jacqui's boys! |
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| Pass those flags out! |
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| We love Oman! |
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| Car decorated with a picture of the Sultan |
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| Car decorated with colours of the country and image of Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said |
You are living your dreams. Amazing!
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