OMAN | Monday, 10 December 2012 | Views [1061] | View Larger Image
This is of my father, Sultan, climbing a mountain in the village of Tawiyah. He didn't grow up here, but in a village near by, Al Kamil. My father has family in Tawiyah so we spend time there when I visit Oman. My father grew up selling, harvesting, picking, and selling dates to pay his way to attend school in Saudi Arabia. Like this photo, my father literally climbed his way up from the village ruins to achieve where he is now; a husband, father of six, professor, and the strongest man I know.
Tags: oman, al kamil, tawiyah, village, mountain, climbing, travel, travel photography scholarship 2012