Winter Program - 50 Hours ( 2 weeks)

When I got to the Arabia Experience Institute I felt as if the place had not been used in weeks. The facilities were not located in Muscat, but in Seeb, a town over 35 minutes away by taxi.

The teacher I had did not seem to know how to deal with someone with my complete lack of Arabic despite being told that this would be alright. Even though I booked a one on one course, on day two, another student was added to my class.

On this day, cleaning was taking place which made the whole place seem a but more reputable. There were no after class activities as were advertised, no cultural excursions or seminars. It was class only.

The "notebook" that we worked from was a photocopied pamphlet which was very difficult to read the Arabic as it had been copied too many times. The facilities are located very far from hotels. I did enjoy learning from the teacher when she taught reading and writing, but this was not much of the course in the three days I attended. I did not go back for day 4 or 5 of my course as I was completely unsatisfied and thought it a waste of my time and money.