Khalida Choudhury, March 2024, Omani Hospitality
Currently, I am preparing myself for my return to Britain. The experience in Oman is nearly coming to an end. I have made lots of friends and memories. I have been thinking about what I learnt during my trip. Firstly, the trip reminded me that people are kind. And secondly…
Khalida Choudhury, February 2024 – Oman and its long trading history
Oman and its long trading history I visited Sur a few weeks ago. Sur is a port city in the east of Oman. It was selected as the capital of Arab tourism in 2024. Sur is definitely my favourite place in Oman. It is a seaside town, with a fresh…
Khalida Choudhury – Oman: The Interior, January 2024
Oman: The interior My first few weeks in Oman have been fascinating. Language immersion brings so many more insights than visiting a country on holiday. I’ve travelled to Oman before, however this is my first time in what is called the interior. There are 11 governates in Oman and I…
I had studied Arabic as an extracurricular course, during my undergraduate degree at Oxford University. These weekly classes had given me a good grounding in Arabic grammar but I knew my spoken Arabic needed some work. The support of The John Speak Trust enabled me to devote three months to…
الانتقال الى الأردن- Moving to Jordan: Joshua Hillis, Amman, Jordan – January 2019
أرسل هذه البطاقة البريدية الإلكترونية بعد الانتقال الى الاردن منذ ثلاث أسابيع. قابلت أردنيين كثيرين و رحبوا بي جيدا. الكثير من الأردنيين يكون سواق التاكسي أو نوادل الذين اجتمع. هم سعيدون عادة للسمح لي بممارسة اللغتي العربية. يريدون ان يتكلمون عن بلدي و سبب الزيارتي الى عمان و أصول أسرهم.…
The Castle at Ajloun – القلعة في عجلون: Joseph Brazier, Jordan – October 2018
The centre at which I study, Qasid, aims to immerse students further than just inside the classroom. One such opportunity I had to experience Jordan was on a trip to the city of Ajloun, and to visit its famous castle. Ajloun as a city is small, at times feeling almost…
Case Study: Sara Allan – Lebanon, July – December 2017
Take a career break, move to Lebanon, study Arabic – What? Why? you must be mad! Safe to say my decision was met by a certain degree of surprise and bemusement from both friends and family. For those not yet lucky enough to have visited, Lebanon conjures up images of…
