Today was not only my second week in Jordan but also the first day of school for the week in Amman! I was very excited about school today because I love the two "social studies" classes I am taking. My global politics class is a great space for debates and diving into topics, and my history class is extremely interesting. We were going to spend the school year studying the Civil Rights Movement in America and the Apartheid in South Africa. I was interested in these topics because I thought it would be interesting to learn about how people from another continent viewed these historical events.
I arrived at my school around 7:30am, walked up a lot of stairs, and settled into my homeroom when I was interrupted with enraging news. THEY REMOVED THE HISTORY COURSE!!!!! Yes only eight juniors took the class, but history is a very important subject. I don't know, I am kind of angry about them taking away the class but it just leaves more time for me to work on my research. After school, my roommate and I set out to find this café called Nutmeg ( look it up, it seems great). We walked for about thirty minutes but couldn't find it, so we turned around and hiked up the hills to our new favorite café Mindhub. We both got our usual chocolate coffee and then a mint lemonade. We spent over an hour sitting and calling our families back home and showing them the drinks and the scenery. When the sun started to set we used Careem ( Jordanian Uber) paid 2 JDs ( $2.82 USD) and ventured back into the comfort of our host family's home.
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Mom
9/5/2016 01:12:14 pm
I love you so much. You are incredible. You are nonstop!
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Ken Abrams
9/12/2016 08:19:41 am
Wow - great experiences! Rock on Jodiana!
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