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The Sultanate of Oman is home to a steady flow of foreign laborers. Migrant workers in the Gulf region comprise an increasingly large percentage of the local population. Labor contracts last for several years at a time, and Oman is often just a temporary stop before continuing to neighboring countries seeking more work. Along the beaches of Muscat, migrant workers from adjacent sites gather together to combat the boredom of routine labor and social isolation. The intimate relationships they form with one another mitigate the arduous work conditions. The effects of migration are seen in the subtle moments of solitude, monotony, and kinship that characterize the daily life of migrants in the Gulf.