I STAYED WITH A BEDOUIN FAMILY IN THE DESERT IN OMAN | ايفا زوبيك

welcome to Heba sands in Oman this vast desert landscape stretches for hundreds of miles in every direction and for the next few days I'll be calling this place home [Music] hey guys right now I'm on my way to a Bedouin camp somewhere in the middle of the desert right there this by the way is site and Sayid is taking me there I have never been to a desert like this before this is absolutely giant I am so excited about this trip getting there wasn't easy even on the best equipped 4x4 driving across endless sand like this is a challenge that few Outsiders would attempt after an hour we finally arrived at my final destination this is a camp belonging to a real Bedouin family no tourists no comforts no electricity for the next three days I'll be staying right here with them I want to learn about their family life and how they survive in this harshest of environments because after all this may seem like the middle of nowhere but for the people who live here it is the center of their world well now this is the center of my world too [Music] [Music] [Music] let me show you guys around this home.this this compound because a lot of Bedouin families not just in Oman but around the world live in very similar setups so right here this is the central part of the home the coach yard where a lot happens this is where people pass through this is where people actually sleep at night as well and it's just a general socializing space now there is a real socializing space a room for the guests which is right here this is the one this is where when when guests come this is where they usually gather there is also a TV right over there yes because there is a satellite dish and a solar panel in this compound that connects these guys this family to electricity and to side world right here if you pass through this is the ladies section when male guests come and visit and they sit in the guest house in the guest room that I just showed you this is where the ladies of the house usually end up hanging out now in local culture it's sometimes seen as inappropriate for young women to hang out in the same space as well older men or men in general and this is why this space has been designated for everybody's comfort and right here behind this little door we've got the storeroom and the storeroom here contains a lot of the the food the grains as well as the drinks that these guys store here and this is the fridge yes it contains cool drinks next up the kitchen which is just across the courtyard it's right here this is the kitchen and this is where all the magic happens pretty simple space pots and pans there is a sink right here there is a stove over there there is a baby on the container and this is where they cook and we cook basically on the floor this is where we cut up all the ingredients this is where everything is prepared yeah I guess that is the tour of the house it's simple it's functional it's their home and these blankets everybody gets one to sleep on and normally they sleep under the stars in the courtyard together the family actually encouraged me to bring my own tent so I can put all of my stuff and all my luggage in it so it is right here in the middle of the courtyard new little addition to the household little hiatus seems pretty excited about it for me the best part of any morning is breakfast and breakfast here pretty much out in the fresh air is an amazing so here is what we've got for breakfast today we've got this wafer-thin bread right here we've got eggs right here we've got beans and my favorite part dates thank you to my little helper little did I know what rituals awaited me after breakfast it was time for the daily beauty ritual the skincare products and perfumes that the ladies of the house use are all organic and natural many of them made right here at home this family may live in an environment that most of us couldn't imagine surviving in but no matter our differences all people all around the world have Beauty rituals of their own the Omani desert is no different just to make sure that I know this was only the first step of my little makeover I followed in Hayat his footsteps and applied some of this protective paste on my face but that was not the end the girls started applying coal basically I liner to themselves and their little girls as well nobody was spared okay it's my turn but the good [Music] that did not feel good [Music] [Music] but after getting my makeup done I'm just sitting here reading my book and hi a teen example she's also reading a book honestly I'm not too convinced whether she actually understands what she's reading because this seems to be a computer book and it's in English and she's holding it the wrong way up but um it's nice to be a sort of example everyone wanted to give reading a try and when I say everyone I mean even the littlest one around but our reading session didn't last very long because it was time to get started with the daily work around the camp and the animals and we're off to feed the camels but we have to first get there in the truck then I'm that's what we're gonna be doing now we packed ourselves and the hay onto the back and soon no was behind the wheel driving us through the sand stools the camel enclosure a good few miles across the desert [Music] the camel seemed pretty pleased with the extra grain that they were getting as you may have noticed by now women do a huge chunk of the work on this farm right here after the camels it was time to tend to the goats with over 50 goals in their camp there is plenty to do the morning feeding scene looked like complete chaos to me at first I have to admit guys the feeding of the goats is a pretty intricate elaborate affair it's not that you just throw food at them no no there is a whole system first the little baby goats are fed with their moms and the women help them out sort of make sure that every single baby gets fed there's a permeate goat trying to eat away at my scarf and then each of the other type of goats is fed in turn in its own little segment so that everybody gets a chance to eat properly right on this little one is the main helper and the whole thing right at the very end the girls sat down to milk the goats and this is my new favorite friend soon it was time for the very last task of the morning fetching the water that's something you may have been wondering about how does this family get its water to the well which gets water from the under ground this the magical happens inside the well and somehow the water is then transferred into the big pipe that goes into the plastic container on top of the pickup truck and we then take that water back to camp staff now water is extracted and drawn right here in the desert in Oman with all the chores done we headed back home as the sunset over well Hiba sans we all huddled together around a fire dinner turned out to be pretty unexpected this is desert bread it's baked directly on top of glowing holes and then even more coals are added on top to ensure and even through and through baking process eventually the bread is buried under a layer of sand and then taken out again after a while bits of ash are scraped away of course so right here we're using bread that was just made in a pile of sand plus some food left over from yesterday nothing at all is wasted here and of course the way that we eat here is with our hands so you just squeeze this ball of bread and your fingertips so it forms a little waffle pop it in your mouth that's it hmm over the three days that I spent with this beautiful group of women and their family I tried to help out as much as I could and spent a lot of time with the little girls from this perspective you know the desert looks like it's completely barren inhospitable vast endless and unlivable but there are people who live here people who live here and who thrive here people who call this place their home and whose lives are well I guess extraordinarily ordinary [Music] what a place and what people I hope you guys enjoyed this vlog and if you did it would mean the world to me if you subscribed to my youtube channel and check out my Instagram thank you so much and I'll see you in the next vlog

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Length: 12min 39sec (759 seconds)

Published: Sun Dec 15 2019