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A trip to Al-





 Baleed Musium





 New but Great!  I am literally a shy, quiet person who loves   my old days in the primary school. We   me really happy. I started to believe that

                                                                      I am a really good tour guide despite the
 to hang out alone most of the time, leading
        used to visit the museum annually to learn
 A trip to AlBaleed Museums   a group of 30  growing up students, giving   about Dhofar’s history. In the museum,   fact that I was anxious in the first half at
                                                                      the beginning.
 Fatma Ahmed Salim Al-Mashani/CASS  them information in English was definitely   I tried my best to encourage the girls to
 not what I thought my thing. However, as   read the labels of the exhibits very well,           I am really grateful for my teachers who

  I have just went through one of   a person who cannot say no to anyone, I   because obviously I cannot mention every   let me live this great experience, as it helped
 agreed to do it.
        detail in the museum. During the visit.
 the most exciting experiences I   The girls were so amused to learn about    me build up my confidence as well as my

 have ever had in my life- a tour      Al-Baleed or the Land of Frankincense   the old fabulous exhibits and monuments   leading skills. I am also thankful for the
                                                                      hostel girls who supported me throughout
 at Al Baleed museum.   museum  was  the  place  of  our  trip.  The   from the past civilizations that were in   all the trips. What I wish of people who
 best  thing  we  did  before  heading  to  the
        Dhofar 7000 years ago.
 I started following one of the aphorism   site  was  visiting  the  Al-Saadah  Park.   have the same conflict as I had or any other
                                                                      conflicts; is that they should not give up
 which  says,  “life  is  either  a  daring   It has been my first time in the park. In      At the end of the trip, we prepared a   under any circumstances and they have to
 adventure, or nothing”. So why not being   the park,we had lunch and enjoyed some   short pop quiz for the girls. The questions   fight the odds in their personality and try

 a tour guide? At first, when I was offered   funny  competitions  and  games,  then  we   were  mostly  about  the  museum.  I  saw   new things, always.

 to tour guide the students who live in the   headed to the museum.  how the girls were excited and in flame
 hostel, I was kind of nervous and terrified.   The black museum gate reminded me of   for  answering  the  questions,  that  made





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