I had a weird experience yesterday that I wanted to update about for some reason. I went to the eye doctor (optometrist? right?) to get some prescription sunglasses because well, they seem like they'd be pretty useful in Jordan. Anyway, my grandma (aka Nanny) mentioned to the woman working there that I'll be going to Jordan. The woman was replied, "Why would you want to do THAT?!" in a condescending voice implying that Jordan is a huge shithole (hey, it's not.) I told her that I was going to study Arabic and she sounded even more disgusted and replied with a snarky "Good luck" and told me I should go to Israel instead. I understand there's a lot of animosity but jeez, have a little bit of respect you know?
On another note, I am trying to decide what to do with my semester break. I'm going to be staying in Irbid, which is right here:
As you can see, I will be close to Syria, and apparently people in the past have visited Syria and hey, I would like to visit Syria. Unfortunately upon informing my parents of this, they are not exactly keen on the idea. Israel isn't too far away so that's looking like a good option, although my parents are convinced that still isn't safe. Flights to Egypt aren't TOO expensive also. So I guess we'll see.Feel free to put in your input, blogosphere!
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make sure you bring a good camera! i'm dancing around like a hungry dog at the dinner table in anticipation of your stories and photos.
ReplyDeletedon't let this blog stress you out, by the way. having the experiences is the priority; sharing them is secondary. just... thought I should say that after hyping it up.
good luck, not that you'll need it.
go to syria anyway. everything i've heard says that they're very welcoming and hospitable.
ReplyDeletebut if you want to, show your parents this:
http://butwhoisthehusband.wordpress.com
they're in syria now, and it seems perfectly safe.
Don't worry Riley I won't be too stressed out about it, plus all my pics will be on facebook anyway.
ReplyDeleteGannon thanks for posting that blog, it's pretty interesting. I kinda want to go to Syria too but the visa costs a few hundred dollars so I'm not sure.