Sorry blogosphere, it's been a while.
Classes continue to be difficult but our courseload seems to be reducing (or maybe we've just gotten used to it) so that's nice.
Last weekend we went to Wadi Rum, which is a desert in Jordan. I can't really put into words how beautiful and just different it was. The bright red sand, gigantic rock formations shaped by the wind, it was just incredibly cool. The Bedouins, a desert-dwelling Arab ethnic group, made us food and invited us to hookah and music. We saw many places where Lawrence of Arabia (wikipedia it or something if you don't know what I'm talking about) visited, lived, was inspired, etc. I also rode a camel!!!!
Another thing I want to talk about is my language buddy! We get assigned a Jordanian student that is studying English here. My buddy's name is Sahar and she is super awesome. She is a big American Idol fan and, especially because she is half Indian (and half Palestinian) and said that "he is a typical Indian guy." She's also super into the Jonas Brothers and Hannah Montana, but I'll forgive her for that. She really likes Shakespeare and wants to take me shopping.
This weekend we're going to Petra and Aqaba which should be awesome. Apparently Petra is one of the "new" 7 Wonders of the World and Aqaba is awesome, so we'll see.
My laptop is dying and I'm running out of thoughts, but I'll try to post on this more I swear!
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