Fragile life

Cats here are like mice. They are everywhere, they live in the streets off the trash. People hate them and are scared. Little boys kick them, throw them, cut their tales off and poke their eyes out and no one seems to care. We found one 6 days old abandoned in [...]

Yesterday there was a ful eclipse here from 11am to 2pm. They were worried the kids would look into it and hurt their eyes so they cancelled all public schools!

Something in the air

I am not sure what to do with myself. Boys at school seem to be excited about Allissa. Not yucky local boys but foreign buys, in my program. At first I thought it was a fluke or my imagination but a series of events has clarified the situation for me. This confuses me [...]

Happily ever….

Went to this wedding on Friday night. It was weird and American girl and an Irqi guy. During the ceremony, first he faints and wakes up and then she faints and wakes up and then they continue on. Seems like a good start to a marriage.

North Country

Here’s a movie NOT TO WATCH when you are already living in a male dominated, female harassing society!

OUCH!

I have this injury from Tykwando right now. It’s in my ribs and it hurts. Anyway I was talking to my instructors about it and guess what they said. No really, guess. They didn’t say anything about twisting it wrong, or straining it or something. No, the explanation [...]

We will miss you Mahmoud

God be with you as you travel back to Egypt to get married. You were the best boab (guard, door man, super) a girl could ask for. When something breaks all we do is stick our head out the window and yell your name, and poof you appear. When we need medicine, fruit [...]

Most Common pick up lines

10. psst, psst, psst… (Always a winner, used to call a cat as well)
9. Welcome to Jordan (often shouted in the middle of the street in broken English)
8. Beautiful Women (In the street as well usually for all to hear)
7. You speak Arbc very good (often heard after speaking one word to the [...]

Twenty Seven and counting

Packed Full: School, backpacking, skydiving, traveling, fractured skull, fatal illness, learning languages, moving across country-twice, hurdles, 100-200-400 meter race, long jump, triple jump, high jump, crazy family, Chihuahuas, cats, birds, pet butterfly’s, catching rats, jumping of cliffs, life on the farm, college, jazz, skiing, snow, boat, sucking my thumb, eating objects found in my nose, [...]

and the beat goes on…

I went to get a blood test today. In order to stay in the country every foreigner has to get their blood tested. I suppose it is to check for contagious diseases or something. I can tell you one thing it is dirtier than the projects. It is a run down [...]