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Oman surprised, pleasantly all of us. It is one of our favorite countries that we went
through during the last leg of the tour.
It was beautiful! The beaches, the water, the food, the way the people treated us.
Today we went and visited the School for the Blind and it was just so exciting to meet
all these people that were there.
My name is Mohammed ________. I am from Oman. We are so lucky that Yanni came to Oman in
the same month of this day, they call it the white cane day. It’s for the blind. So we
took a tour to the Institute of _______ _______ for the blind. This is the first time a celebrity
who is non Arab that came to them. They were so excited and so honoured.
We walked into the School of the Blind and we were greeted by the students there with
music and bongos.
They wanted to show me their culture, they sang and danced for me and they had bands
playing.
We were taken around to the different classrooms. We got to see some of the students working
with clay and painting and they really embraced their work that they were doing. You couldn’t
even tell that they had any impairment at all.
There was a gentleman that who was blind and was playing on the piano or the organ. He
was a student there, and then he graduated and came back to teach music and he played
that note from Yanni’s music, The Rain Must Fall. Yanni was really I think touched by
that.
When we go to these different countries and cultures we really try to embrace where we
are. We really do care about the people and each of the different cultures and countries
that we visit. And sometimes we like to take that time and help out and give back. In this
instance we were able to help the School for the Blind and really get in there and make
a difference.
I came here hoping to inspire the kids a little bit and I’m leaving very inspired myself.
As you know, you're doing amazing work here and I don’t have any problems in life. What
these students are overcoming is very, it’s amazing. I am very inspired.
Thank you very much. I have been very touched from being in your country. I think you have
an amazing country, with an amazing culture and a great people. I love you all, you have
been a great audience. Thank you all very much. I love you!
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