My Year in Oman: An American Experience in Arabia During the War On Terror (American Experiences in Arabia During the War On Terror) (Volume 1)
Book Details
Author(s)Matthew D. Heines
Publisherheinessight
ISBN / ASIN0990879305
ISBN-139780990879305
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank6,244,453
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
(Revised Edition 2013)
What happens when a wise-cracking American teacher flies to Arabia after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001-all by himself? The answer is going to surprise you.
In this true story about life in the Sultanate of Oman during the initial years of the War On Terror, the author leaves the United States after the events of September 11th. He takes a job as an English teacher in a small town on the country's sparsely populated and picturesque seacoast.
In My Year in Oman, the first book of his American Experiences in Arabia series, the author uses vivid imagery, humor and detailed descriptions to take the reader from the cramped classrooms of a small college dominated by an anti-American British faculty (who suspect he is a spy), to the sandy whitebeaches of the Oman coast and the majestic Hajar Mountains.
The author also learns the intricaciesand the delights of the Indian culture after he encounters a female professorwhile attending a conference at a college in the capitol city of Muscat, far away from his remote college town on the coast.
My Year in Oman: An American Experience in Arabia During the War On Terror, combines the elements of travel, humor, and romance as the author tries to explain the realities of life, education and love in Arabia. It is that mixing of the Arab, British, Indian and American cultures that makes this real life story about a small, wealthy, friendly Middle Eastern country called the Sultanate of Oman so amazing. Because it is based on real life, My Year in Oman will take the reader through the past, present and future of Oman and the Middle East in an interesting and objective way. More than any other true story about the Middle East, My Year in Oman is the most fun and easy way to understand modern Arabia.
"I finished your book yesterday, and I want you to know how much I enjoyed it. You did a great job describing the country, the people, the contrasting cultures, and your relationships..."
Richard
Bellevue, Washington
In this true story about life in the Sultanate of Oman during the initial years of the War On Terror, the author leaves the United States after the events of September 11th. He takes a job as an English teacher in a small town on the country's sparsely populated and picturesque seacoast.
In My Year in Oman, the first book of his American Experiences in Arabia series, the author uses vivid imagery, humor and detailed descriptions to take the reader from the cramped classrooms of a small college dominated by an anti-American British faculty (who suspect he is a spy), to the sandy whitebeaches of the Oman coast and the majestic Hajar Mountains.
The author also learns the intricaciesand the delights of the Indian culture after he encounters a female professorwhile attending a conference at a college in the capitol city of Muscat, far away from his remote college town on the coast.
My Year in Oman: An American Experience in Arabia During the War On Terror, combines the elements of travel, humor, and romance as the author tries to explain the realities of life, education and love in Arabia. It is that mixing of the Arab, British, Indian and American cultures that makes this real life story about a small, wealthy, friendly Middle Eastern country called the Sultanate of Oman so amazing. Because it is based on real life, My Year in Oman will take the reader through the past, present and future of Oman and the Middle East in an interesting and objective way. More than any other true story about the Middle East, My Year in Oman is the most fun and easy way to understand modern Arabia.
"I finished your book yesterday, and I want you to know how much I enjoyed it. You did a great job describing the country, the people, the contrasting cultures, and your relationships..."
Richard
Bellevue, Washington
