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The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.
- The Hobbit

Welcome! (or as I will be saying very often, !مرحبا) Here you will find my collected adventures, thoughts, and experiences during my semester studying at the University of Jordan in Amman, Jordan. So stay a while, and listen!

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Arabic Terror as the Honeymoon Ends...


Today, we toured the University of Jordan Campus.  The sun was out, and the weather was GORGEOUS.

My Jordan School of International Service


The Language Center

The "Yellow Building" as the students call it

The Clock Tower is by the Main Gate of the campus, and apparently it is where all the freshmen stand when they don't know where to go.

I wasn't expecting the campus to be so green!

The Administration buildings

The Main Gate

The Library!



Then we took the Arabic Placement Exam and Oral Proficiency Interview.  Three and a half straight hours of arabic. Ouch.


This is what a three hour long test does to a person. 


Tonight, as a last hurrah at the hotel, ten of us ventured to City Mall, which was about a ten minute taxi ride (which, total, came up to the astounding price of 3JD each way).  During our taxi ride, our driver hit a pot hole and got a flat tire! No worries, he pulled to the side of the road to make a phone call, and in less than ten minutes had changed the tire. We made it to City Mall safe and sound, and I have to say it was impressive.


City Mall!


For Mum: The Jordanian equivalent of Bed, Bath and Body Works! There were tons of "American" shops like Sbarro, Carvel & Cinnabon, Zara, Gymboree, Claire's, Starbucks, and more!

Dhriti likes the slanted, handicap accessible, escalators almost as much as I did.

The only comb we could find had an afro pick...

The Host by Stephanie Meyer...in Arabic! (Be prepared for tons of these pictures)

Tomorrow we move into our apartments, and as a consequence I probably won't be blogging for a few days.  My promised schedule of one post a week will probably go into effect soon, with classes starting February 1st and just less internet.  The honeymoon period is about to end...and the real adventure begin!

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