October is by far my favorite month of the year. Not only is the weather perfect, it is also the month filled with apple picking and family adventures ( and also my birthday! ). Spending all of October in Amman was an adventure, and in this post I'm gonna attempt to recap on what I did.
On October 1st, I went with my roommate to a YES Alumni event. For anyone that doesn't know, the program I am on ( YES Abroad ) also has a program for students outside of the US to come to America for a year on a full scholarship. The event was for all of the Jordanian alumni of the program. The event was hosted at Le Meriden hotel, and because we were attending on the second day, the event was mainly about team building activities. When we first arrived we received shirts and were quickly introduced to some of the alumni by our coordinator. Everyone there was extremely kind and it was really interesting to hear about others exchange experiences. The first activity we participated in was a scavenger hunt of sorts. After this was all set an done we went outside to a space near the hotels pool. This is where the team building activities became trust exercises. We had one activity which was basically the scarier version of a trust fall. There was also an activity where one person held the bottom of a piece of paper and another held the top and then the coordinator lit the paper on fire... I still don't really understand the point of that activity but I have never laughed so hard in my life. The final activity we had, was to create a short performance. My group sang a song in Arabic and then I sang Adele " Rolling in the Deep" while some of the group danced... It was so much fun. The reason why this day meant so much to me wasn't because of all of the activities ( although they were fun), it was getting to know all of the alumni. I made so many friends that day, that have really helped me during my time abroad. On October 5th, I went to the European Film Festival with my roommate and a few of the alumni I met earlier in the week. Before going to see the film, we walked around Rainbow st and attempted to see these stairs that usually have umbrellas hanging above it. Unfortunately the umbrellas were not up, but it was nice being able to walk around and actually see where different stores and artworks were. We went to the film however we didn't get to stay for the whole thing because of our curfew. October was also the month that I was introduced to my favorite game in the world, Jackaroo. Jackaroo is like the game "sorry", only ten times more fun and way more intense. There is a café near my house where they have all different board and card games and that is typically where I play with friends. I can't wait to play this game in the US with my family and friends. A few other things I got to do in October include, going to a Flea Market, seeing a community theatre perform the play " Love in the Time of War ", and I got to take over the YES Abroad Instagram Page to share my experience in Jordan so far. One of my favorite memories actually was going to the Roman Amphitheatre with my roommate and a friend. We were just standing outside taking pictures and these two little girls came over to sell us water and snacks. We said no thank you but ended up talking to them for a little while and took a bunch of pictures. We ran into them a few times after that but it was just really interesting to me. It was interesting because most people just walk past them or just say "no thank you" and that's it. I don't know that moment really changed my view on the world. It made me want to talk to everyone, introduce myself to everyone, get to know all those around me.
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