First Days

These first couple days have been great. I've eaten a lot of good food and experienced a lot of culture already. Last night, a few of us went to the "Rouge Pup," pretty sure it was supposed to be "Rouge Pub" but I don't judge. The hookah was fantastic but the beer was 8 JD for one can (roughly $12) so I'm not going to be drinking a lot while I'm here. Since its an Islam culture, the alcohol is pretty sparse and therefore, expensive.

Today, we had our first drop off. That's where we get an assignment to find a couple things in town and figure out what they do. Our team was in charge of finding JARA which is a residential association with a photo gallery of old Amman and a cafe, and Wild Jordan, an organization in charge of eco-tourism and nature reserves in Jordan. It was really cool to talk to people and take taxis on our own, it's a rough but useful way to learn Arabic and the layout of Amman. After we did our assignment, my team went to an Egyptian restaurant and had some fateer, a phenomenal dish that kind of reminded me of an Arabic pizza. We also met two Peace Corps volunteers at the restaurant and got their information so they can tell us about some hot spots in Amman.

Amman is basically a massive clump of buildings on a bunch of hills but it's beautiful from the right angles. I'll be posting some pictures soon, no worries. Tomorrow's the day we're moving to our host family; I'll let you know how they are, I'm pretty sure their in a wealthier part of town so maybe I'll get some free wireless which would be sweeeeet. That's it for now.