So I leave for Amman, Jordan in exactly seven days and am really starting to get nervous. I'll be gone for almost four months, which is about the same length as a normal semester, but being in such an unfamiliar place with so many unknowns is scary. I know I'll be fine, but for the moment I have the jitters.
I'll be staying with a homestay family, who I'll meet after a few days, and I'll be studying at the University of Jordan in classes with other American students. I will be intensively studying Modern Standard Arabic and colloquial Jordanian. I also hope to take a course of Islam in the Modern Context and a course on International Relations and Diplomacy in the Middle East. Through CIEE I will get the chance to travel all over Jordan, including Petra, Wadi Rum, and Aqaba. With luck I might be able to visit the West Bank and Jerusalem, and maybe even Beirut or Istanbul.
Internet will be iffy, especially Facebook, so I plan on using this blog as my source for keeping in touch with my friends and family during my time abroad. I hope everyone can follow and send me good vibes while I'm overseas. If you wanna send me come than just a comment, you can email me at obgriffin91@hotmail.com.
xoxo -O
So excited for you, girl! I got to spend a day each in Petra and Wadi Rum -- FABULOUS. Let me know if you make it over to Israel, I have tons of contacts and advice for you! I cannot WAIT to hear about your amazing adventures!!!
ReplyDeleteI'll be reading! Keeping my fingers crossed for you, but I know you'll have an AMAZING time. :)
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