Amman Hostels - Reviews and Rates

So I was at the proposal meeting for 4 hours on Thursday night which is the equivalent of Friday night in the States so that kind of sucked. I mean you can only do other people's work that you know nothing about on an empty stomach for so long before you are done - 5alas. Bah. Since it turned into kind of an annoying and stressful night I had to...

My flight went well. There weren't many people on the plan so I got to spread out on three seats and sleep. Amazing! I exchanged money, went through immigration, got my bags (There were two other people waiting for purple luggage. What are the chances?) went through customs, and BAM got in a cab. The driver didn't speak much English and I couldn...

The Queen Alia hotel is the only hotel near Airport in Amman. I should not say 'in Amman' as it is so far south that it could be the airport for Aqaba! [almost]. Don't worry about not getting a room there, it is so expensive that the place never is never full. In the summer of 2008 a single room with two beds cost 140 Dinars at about US$1.40 per...

Just a quick note to let you know we had been in Jordan for two days now. This place is amazing. Imagine a clean and tidy Arab City, modern hotels, plumbing that works, food that is safe to eat, good driving and a mild 25 degrees. Jordan is what many arab countries could be if they cared about anyone apart from themselves. Who cares if it is as ...

It's now 8:00am and we are ready to roll! I know that the bus is cheaper but to get all of our stuff to the bus stop was going to be a 20 minute walk and at least that long a wait.  I found a taxi that would take all of us and our bags to the border for 250ILS and take to exactly where we needed to be.  Common sense one on this one! By 9:00am we...

Go Huskies!!!  I listened to a great game against UW-Madison where the Huskies won 6-2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Got Kia's text about 5ish to let me know that she thought is was a good game to. :-)  Let's hope it can be done again tonight. Starbucks again as met to go shopping for a thank you gift for the teacher that was the rep. on the superintendent sea...

I have gotten some questions about food in Jordan. Let me tell you what I know: Breakfast is not anything remotely American. There are a few typical breakfast dishes including Zaatar which can be most closely related to a morning version of garlic bread. Zaatar is a seasoning that is very common here. What I'm referring to as Zaatar is a small e...

On Tuesday I had no school because of the "snow." My Jordanian friends all had work but we for some reason or another did not have to go to school. It turned out to be really nice though because I did laundry and cleaned my room and did some work that needed to be done on my computer. Later in the night Najib picked me up and we went for coffee ...

Well, I must really be settled in if I am rearranging the furniture and trying to figure out what colors I want on my walls! As I sat in my living room this afternoon, I decided I needed a break from grading so I rearranged my dining room. Plus when I looked into my dining room, I didn't care for the look I had so it was a good excuse for a brea...

This has been a very relaxing weekend! We just completed our third week of school and my first month in Amman. Time sure does fly when you are having fun-truely!!! I can't believe that being here feels like home and that I have been able to find my way around. Driving is nuts-see pictures as I hope it explains the craziness of drivers around her...