Today we headed to school, had a quiz, did a role play on restaurant etiquette and watched a video on Eid, which is fast-approaching. We have the next 3 days off of school for Eid vacation however there is still not an official date because it is based on the moon and the date can only be estimated beforehand. After school, we headed to ACOR (American Center for Oriental Research) for a lecture on Petra and Wadi Rum by an archaeologist who was heading up a program on sustainable excavation and preservation. I was really looking forward to this talk because we had another incredible talk by the photographer Bashar Tabbah a couple of weeks ago in which he showed us some of his amazing pictures of Jordan and the accompanying histories. He took some truly stunning photos that furthered my understanding of how truly beautiful the entire country of Jordan is. I would suggest checking him out at his website. Here are some of my favorites of his photos- Through this lecture today, I learned a lot about the Nabateans, who built Petra, and developed a deeper understanding of Jordanian history which was great because I always like to have an understanding of the history when visiting a place. After the lecture, we headed home and prepared for the July 4th festivities tonight. I volunteered to cut the watermelon but did not realize what I was getting into until I was brought a 14kg (30lb) watermelon, serrated knife and tiny cutting board. It took me more than an hour but worked out well in the end and thanks to everybody pitching in, we ended up with a beautiful banquet full of everyones favorite American foods on the roof. It was beautifully set up with lights and everything and was truly an idyllic evening. We ended the night strong with an amazing chocolate cake and crazy sparkler candles.
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Mustafa Vahanvaty
8/7/2016 02:34:30 pm
I love the Jordanian birthday sparklers. Truly festive and makes our regular little candles very boring
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We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. !أهلا و ساهلاHi! I'm Sophia, a high schooler from the San Francisco Bay Area. I received a scholarship through the State Dept. to study Arabic in Jordan in the summer of 2016. Categories
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