Oman

Well, I've been in Oman a few days and it is AWESOME!!!! I've gone hiking in the mountains (which are incredible, not because of their hight, but becaus they have nothing growing on them, they're pure rock). While hiking (me, Uncle Robin, and John)we saw a gazelle run by us and then just leap up the mountain. It was at the top in under two minutes, it was really cool. Then we met some of the Beduin people, they're nomads who roam the desert and the mountains.

We've also gone to the sea to go swimming. It was beautiful, and very nice. The temperature was perfect.

Todeay I went shopping a bit. The currency here is called the Rial, and one Rial is equivalent to two dollars and forty cents. I have also larned how to write my name in Arabic, and if people would like I could learn how to write their names in Arabic and show them how when I get back.

It is extremely hot here, today it got up to about 110 degrees, which is normal here. I have started to get tanned, and that is pretty unusual for me, but the sun is much stronger here.

Another thing that I find interestin is the architecture, the buildings are very different here, I think that they're actually nicer than the buildings we have in western Europ and the USA.

Well, I'll be writing more frequently now,
Brndan, he who can write his name in Arabic... YAY!