The problem is, when there's so many things to write about, I don't even know where to start, so I don't begin.  I'll have to backdate entries for teh best weekend trip ever, but in the meantime I should both update and write something thoughtful/observant.  I actually have a sticknote on my desktop of random things that fall into that second ( Read more... )

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The past few days have been pretty great.  I got to skype both Joe and Sara on Thursday morning (you know I love you if I'm skyping you before I can open my eyes), have coffee with Mike, tutoring, and then lunch with Tim, followed by a 2-hour beating in Amiyya (actually that wasn't fun... I wanted to put my head down on the desk not even halfway ( Read more... )

Went to the UNRWA - Jordan Field Office here in Amman today.  It's like taking all the papers you used to read, removing them from in front of your face, and finding an unpresumptuous beige building behind the paper.  It was a small mind-implosion ( Read more... )

So, inexplicably, this is my third migraine in a week's time.  I think part of it is running too intensely at the gym, but they also just come in clusters.  The older I get, the more I notice the more sublte effects of migraines on me.  The pain, dizziness, and blindness/sensitivity are obvious, but I only noticed the smell sensitivity and stymmied ( Read more... )

I have no idea why, but it seems that smurfs are not only popular in South America, but also here in the Middle East.  In Jordan, they refer to Freshmen as smurfs: hardworking, oblivious, funny, adorable things ( Read more... )

Protests in Jordan today mean we're avoiding certain parts of the city.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/10/201210510136526501.html


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Drinking a little during the debates, I now finally have some really concrete examples to back up myENFJ migrating to INFJ qualities.  I find talking or arguing in even small (~8 people) groups to be scary, but it turns out the fear is more crippling to my mental capacity than anything else.  I debated with other Fulbrighters (post-debate watching ( Read more... )

Yesterday was really wonderful, actually.  Despite the groggy awakening, my classes went swimmingly, I had people drop into my office frequently just to say hi and practice English ( Read more... )

I keep meaning to post things, but haven't found the time - I guess that's a good thing ( Read more... )