October 27th, 2019 – Before I talk about Biblical Jordan, I have to share some photos from the coolest museum in Amman: the Royal Automobile Museum, which houses the collection of the Royal Family’s classic cars. Most of the cars belonged to the late King Hussein, who was an avid collector of vintage cars. On …
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Fall Break 2: Beirut
October 21, 2019 – I didn’t tell many people that the second half of my fall break would be spent in Beirut, Lebanon because I didn’t want people to worry. For many people of an older generation, talking about Lebanon revives memories of Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings, and Dan Rather reporting about the civil war …
Fall Break 1: Oman
October 14, 2019 – Last week was midterms which mean this week was the something we’ve all been waiting for: fall break! My friends and I packed up and headed to Oman. Oman is a gorgeous country on the Gulf that is relatively unknown by Western tourists.A brief history of Oman: Oman has been inhabited …
The Olive Harvest in Ajloun
October 5th, 2019 – Much like in the US, October is harvest season in Jordan. As a cultural excursion, CIEE gave us the chance to travel North to Ajloun to assist some locals with the olive harvest. Ajloun is about an hour North of Amman, home to Ajloun Castle and two churches to the Prophet …
Another Weekend in Amman
September 29th, 2019 – Finally, after almost of month of weekend adventures, I spent a weekend in Amman. It was a pretty lazy weekend, filled with homework before midterms and catching up on sleep. However, my friends and I still manged to visit 2 really cool sites in Amman: the Jordan Museum and the King …
Wadi Rum and Petra
“What does the desert have to whisper to your soul?” September 22, 2019 – I had the most amazing experience of my young life this past weekend. Through CIEE, several of us were able to explore and camp overnight in Wadi Rum and go to Petra the following day. Here’s how the weekend went: We …
The European Film Festival and Umm Qais
September 14th, 2019 – Another amazing weekend in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan! My friends and I started off the weekend by attending the opening ceremonies for the 31st European Union Film Festival in Amman. This year’s festival included films from 21 European Union member states and 1 film from Turkey (which was immensely interesting …
Madaba and other Adventures
September 7, 2019 – This past weekend I traveled down South from Amman to the city of Madaba. Myself and five friends, Tess, Ben, Sarah, Chris, and Jack, left right after class on Thursday and caught a bus at the Northern Bus Station that would take us to Madaba. Once we arrived in the city, …
First Weekend in Amman
September 2, 2019 – The weekends in Amman are quite fun! This past weekend, my friends Tess, Chris, Sarah, and Ben, (other students with CIEE) and our other friend Omar (an American Fulbrighter doing research in Amman) went to the السوق الجمعة (“Friday Market”) on Rainbow Street. The سوق is full of different colors, aromas, …
Ancient City, Modern Life
August 29, 2019 – What do you do when the stones you’re walking on contain 3,500 years of history? This is the thought I had while touring ancient Amman this week. The tour began with a trip to the Amman Citadel. The Citadel is considered the center of the city of Amman, and you can …
Reports and Reflections from Life Abroad 