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February, 1 2011
Hello from Amman, Jordan!
I finally made it here after a 3 hour flight to JFK, 7 hour layover, and then an 11 and a half hour flight into Amman. During my layover I met several people who are in my program, and we ate at Buffalo Wild Wings before our flight to enjoy some American food for the last time. My flight to Amman on Royal …
Finally here, so many new things
So after a long long journey, I'm here, and discovering lots of new things each day. I feel so overwhelmed even learning how to do basic things like find a phone card, or get somewhere, but hopefully this will get better as time goes on. I am very excited for things to begin. The past few days we had orientation. We went to the Dead Sea the first …
Jewels of Jordan
... were very pro the King, where as the other group were not and calling for his dismissal. They don’t want a royal family and would prefer to have a president voted in. The staff member was happy to tell me that he loved his king and that the others were crazy because they want to be more like Syria. I'm not sure if they've seen the news of late…that’s not really working out for them too well!
By late afternoon we realized nothing serious was ...
1050. A Rewarding Finish (Jor 018)
... as cool as Morocco, where I can just wander around the entire country freely on a shoestring budget discovering fascinating things around each corner. At the end, I really was looking forward to going back and exploring Morocco some more.
Having said all this, Jordan was still overall a very positive, exciting experience. Once I got out of the tourist trap of Petra, I found a very ...
1041. Nabbing a Stone Thrower (Jor 009)
... here in Jordan, I continue my quest on foot, down into a valley, up another hill, on through a sprawling villa neighbourhood… past the world’s only curvy suspension bridge… until I finally find the consulate.
Here I can’t help but notice the contrast between the very serious, no nonsense, tall Jordanians, and the loud, impatient Egyptians gesticulating wildly when they don’t get attended to promptly.
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