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A trip to Al-
New but Great!
A trip to AlBaleed Museums
Fatma Ahmed Salim Al-Mashani/CASS
I have just went through one of
the most exciting experiences I
have ever had in my life- a tour
at Al Baleed museum.
I started following one of the aphorism
which says, “life is either a daring
adventure, or nothing”. So why not being
a tour guide? At first, when I was offered
to tour guide the students who live in the
hostel, I was kind of nervous and terrified.
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Baleed Musium
I am literally a shy, quiet person who loves
to hang out alone most of the time, leading
a group of 30 growing up students, giving
them information in English was definitely
not what I thought my thing. However, as
a person who cannot say no to anyone, I
agreed to do it.
Al-Baleed or the Land of Frankincense
museum was the place of our trip. The
best thing we did before heading to the
site was visiting the Al-Saadah Park.
It has been my first time in the park. In
the park,we had lunch and enjoyed some
funny competitions and games, then we
headed to the museum.
The black museum gate reminded me of
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my old days in the primary school. We
used to visit the museum annually to learn
about Dhofar’s history. In the museum,
I tried my best to encourage the girls to
read the labels of the exhibits very well,
because obviously I cannot mention every
detail in the museum. During the visit.
The girls were so amused to learn about
the old fabulous exhibits and monuments
from the past civilizations that were in
Dhofar 7000 years ago.
At the end of the trip, we prepared a
short pop quiz for the girls. The questions
were mostly about the museum. I saw
how the girls were excited and in flame
for answering the questions, that made
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me really happy. I started to believe that
I am a really good tour guide despite the
fact that I was anxious in the first half at
the beginning.
I am really grateful for my teachers who
let me live this great experience, as it helped
me build up my confidence as well as my
leading skills. I am also thankful for the
hostel girls who supported me throughout
all the trips. What I wish of people who
have the same conflict as I had or any other
conflicts; is that they should not give up
under any circumstances and they have to
fight the odds in their personality and try
new things, always.
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