Welcome to Jordan

I've been in Jordan now for about a week, and it's been pretty crazy so far. Good, but crazy. I arrived here the night before Eid ul-Fitr which is a three day celebration at the end of Ramadan. I was exhausted after my long flights and 8 hour layover, but there was no time for me to sleep. We visited a bunch of relatives and friends, ate delicious food, and smoked hookah together. I've been having a lot of fun, but it's been really intense. The first four days involved no English except when my dad would call to see if I was alive. I only cried one time when the no English thing became too overwhelming about four days in...oh well.



This is the first picture I took while in Jordan. It's a picture of my cousin Salam (7 yrs old as of sept 13th) at the restaurant we ate at in Amman when i arrived. The food was delicious. We had falafel, hummus, and foul. foul is like hummus except it's made of a different type of bean, a fava bean, and it is served warm. My aunt Maha was pregnant with Salam when I was in Jordan 6 and a half years ago. I think she turned out pretty cute.