Amman

Welcome to my travel log of all my adventures in Amman, Jordan, and around the country where I'll (hopefully) learn a ton of Arabic and experience some awesome culture!

... in Detroit and a 13 hour layover spent running around Frankfurt, Germany trying to locate an authentic pretzel I will be headed to Amman, Jordan for 9 months. During those 9 months I will be interning with an area non-profit that works to foster peace by ...

... around a big outdoor bus terminal and stop.             Amman has a population of 2.5million, including hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees.  Eastern Amman and the downtown areas are ...

... from the south.  Stuff growing everywhere....and people everywhere.  To get to Jerash we have to drive through and past Amman in a northerly direction.  So saw the whole city....its very hilly so the ears take a beating up and down all the ...

... every now and then on our walk through the streets fits into this picture perfectly. The "German Institute", situated outlying "Downtown Amman", is creating an enclave in the middle of this busyness, an island in between the fast-paced urban ...

... . Live and learn... I am sure the manager of the Holiday Inn Amman is expecting my letter...as well he should be..... But, Amman as a city is very interesting. I only wanted to do the Western thing this trip. I did not see the Dead Sea Scrolls ...