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I've been in DC for the past several months. I think that everything that has happened to me has made me more opinionated than ever. I'm hoping to trace the events in my life and the food leading up to them. I plan on this being a blog on politics, business, opinions, and recipes.

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Over the weekend we took a camping trip to Barziman, one of the parts of the Wahiba Sands Desert. Yet, the weekend was much more eventful than just the camping trip.Early in the morning on Thursday, Sami, a local friend of ours, just comes into the house and asks everyone what their blood type is. Supposedly, one of Sami's friend's sister is in the hospital needing blood urgently except the

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Wadis are the ultimately amazingly beautiful places to visit in Oman. The term wadi just refers to a dried up river bed. In reality, these simple dried up river beds have amazingly high cliffs that surround you from the side, and you hike and climb towards the center of where the river would have been. There are many Wadis, although the best ones have freshwater waterfalls and streams that you

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Cars here are interesting. I guess I never really paid much attention to cars just because overall I view them as nice ways of getting from point A to point B. Here I've paid more attention to them. We currently drive a Yaris, a nice car considering we're on a tight budget. Except we also have a corolla and another Yaris. The cars have no power and are unable to brake well. The Corolla also

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Ok so this is my overdue Dubai post. Or as how the locals pronounce is, Dubei.We left for Dubai late in the afternoon on Thursday. To get there it was a 5.5 hour drive. We didn't have much issues at border control but we weren't driving that fast which made the drive longer than necessary. Also, we had to stop many times for restrooms. In Dubai we were staying at a very nice and new Holiday

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Today we went to the beach...it was my first time so far in Oman. Well, the day started with a breakfast at a crepe restaurant with Nura, Shamsa, and her fiance Adil. It was sooo nice. Just sitting there chatting over delicious crepes. Yummo.I then changed and we went close to the marina in the historic part of town. There we met up with some Omanis that are friends of the AIESECers here.

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So...I haven't updated this in forever. I will do it...just tomorrow!

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I had a frustrating day today, but Raji and Asma made everything better. I left work being really appreciative of all the people that have taken me under their wing and have ensured that I enjoy my time in Oman. I have never seen this level of kindness and generosity anywhere else in the world. Nura has been amazing at making me part of her group of friends. There is nothign better than

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This Saturday we went and watched a football match. The match was Oman vs Japan and was held in one of the stadiums around town. We arrived at the match without tickets and with no expectations. We were asked to go from one entrance to the next until finally we got to a gate where they didn't even charge for the seats. Everyone just sits outside in an uncovered stadium. Water and drinks as

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So on Friday we somehow all managed to wake up at 5:30 so as to leave for Nizwa at 6 am. It's a historic city 2 hours away that is known for 2 things- the morning souq (market) and a fort. The morning souq is renowned for the goat auction. We arrived into the city at 8:30am just in time to see the market in full bloom. While the city is only 2 hours away in the interior, it is really a small

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Copacabana is one of the most expensive and exclusive clubs in Muscat. With cover charges going up to 20OMR (55USD) per person. Inside, it's like a small inkling of Rio de Janero with Carnival and Brazilian inspired decor. Yet, for one time per week the club is invaded by abayas and men are not allowed. Under the shadow of their abayas and the night, girls come into copacabana to break loose

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Warning: This will be a long post!Early in the week we received our fourth trainee, Mikael from Finland. To honor the fact that there are now a total of four trainees we got a large group of people together to go to a traditional Omani restaurant (although we opted for the Yemenese food). The group ended up being the 9 AIESECers and trainees as well as member of the local AIESEC committee and

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So last night we went out to celebrate John's 20th birthday. Fun was had by all...We started off at Rock Bottom which had expensive drinks, no one dancing, and mostly older guys, although it did have a decent band (playing sweet home alabama). We quickly left there to go to the Intercontinental Hotel...the major American hotel here. We started at Trader Vic's for huge mixed rum drinks. I

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Just plainly annoyed. Really missing someone I can vent to, so for now I'll have to just keep it in and hope that someone doesn't set me off. ARGH! For now I'll try to just vent through going to the store or park....maybe i'll just jog there...I've realized that this is my second post that is semi-negative in tone. So here is an explanation. I really like the lifestyle, people, and overall

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Today was one of those frustrating days that you eagerly await the end of. This morning started with waking up, after coming home at midnight, to realize that the electricity and water has been shut off. I had to use bottled water to brush teeth and wash my face. Thankfully earlier in the week I went to Lulu (a huge supermarket that looks like a casino in the evening) and got huge bottles of

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So, sadly this is my 4th day in Oman but only my first post. To begin, if you haven't gotten the message...I'm doing my internship in Oman. I work with HSBC Oman in their Business Banking division and will be soon transferring to their Global Securities Trading Division. The trip to Oman was ridiculously long with two layovers- London and Bahrain. When I finally arrived, I was greeted by all of

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