Howdy from Amman! So many things have happened and I am SO sorry to not have kept everyone informed!!
This past week of classes has been rough, to say the least! Our Arabic professor has been going through the material so incredibly fast that we are all having a hard time keeping up. I think we've addressed the issues, that she's under the impression we are WAY ahead of where we actually are in the textbook, and hopefully the pace should be less strenuous (انشالله )!
Our professor for foreign policy is doing a really great job. She is from Indiana and really has a passion for educating us about the realities of politics in the Middle East. I can tell the class assignments will be difficult [such as preparing a presentation about an American foreign policy acting in the Middle East] but I enjoy her class and I think she'll be willing to help us form our presentations.
We've been closer together as an apartment through hanging out at night and doing homework and watching various movies. We have found some GREAT DVDs here in Amman! ;) Just last night, Ashley and I watched 21 Jump Street!
Four of the girls in our apartment [myself included] are in the Arabic 201 course this semester. It is SO nice to have people working on the same assignments as me for once! I can talk to them and know what they're talking about and have my questions answered back!? It's AWESOME. (Sorry, Zac. Computer Science assignments have never [and will never] make sense to me!) We all work together to figure out what the questions (and directions) are asking and it's great to have a community like this!
We traveled to the Dead Sea yesterday. It was only about an hour by van and we were able to use the facilities at the AMAZING Holiday Inn Dead Sea Resort! We walked straight down to the sea and were able to float so effortlessly! It was an incredible experience. On the other side of the water, we could SEE Israel/Palestine/The Holy Land/whatever-your-preference! It was really enjoyable and an experience I'll never forget. We had an amazing time last yesterday and we were all dreading returning to school this morning.
I wish every reader well wishes and will pray for you and for your loved ones. I just ask you do the same; one of our roommates is having some serious health issues and I ask that you pray for her recovery and for answers.
Have a great Sunday. Love from Amman.
This past week of classes has been rough, to say the least! Our Arabic professor has been going through the material so incredibly fast that we are all having a hard time keeping up. I think we've addressed the issues, that she's under the impression we are WAY ahead of where we actually are in the textbook, and hopefully the pace should be less strenuous (انشالله )!
Our professor for foreign policy is doing a really great job. She is from Indiana and really has a passion for educating us about the realities of politics in the Middle East. I can tell the class assignments will be difficult [such as preparing a presentation about an American foreign policy acting in the Middle East] but I enjoy her class and I think she'll be willing to help us form our presentations.
We've been closer together as an apartment through hanging out at night and doing homework and watching various movies. We have found some GREAT DVDs here in Amman! ;) Just last night, Ashley and I watched 21 Jump Street!
Four of the girls in our apartment [myself included] are in the Arabic 201 course this semester. It is SO nice to have people working on the same assignments as me for once! I can talk to them and know what they're talking about and have my questions answered back!? It's AWESOME. (Sorry, Zac. Computer Science assignments have never [and will never] make sense to me!) We all work together to figure out what the questions (and directions) are asking and it's great to have a community like this!
We traveled to the Dead Sea yesterday. It was only about an hour by van and we were able to use the facilities at the AMAZING Holiday Inn Dead Sea Resort! We walked straight down to the sea and were able to float so effortlessly! It was an incredible experience. On the other side of the water, we could SEE Israel/Palestine/The Holy Land/whatever-your-preference! It was really enjoyable and an experience I'll never forget. We had an amazing time last yesterday and we were all dreading returning to school this morning.
I wish every reader well wishes and will pray for you and for your loved ones. I just ask you do the same; one of our roommates is having some serious health issues and I ask that you pray for her recovery and for answers.
Have a great Sunday. Love from Amman.
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