Great entry Beautiful entry Luke, but I must say seeing your supportive mother's comment was what really graced the page. The Prophet peace be upon himis said to have said: "Paradise lies under the feet of your mother." It shows why they deserve that honor. We miss you here, all the best. - Abdullah
I am grateful you are my son. Best entry yet! Great heartfelt summary. I know that you will not forget Jordan, the land, the people their hopes and dreams.
May the beauty you love, continue to be what you do!
Umuka (Your mother)
Good Description That is a very good description of the Hadra. I hope we can get more into the deeper spiritual meanings of it, because it the outer form is so amazing, imagine what the inner aspect must be like.
Abdullah Misra
Great Blog! Just so you know you're not alone...after seeing the Last Crusade when I was much younger, I too, have always wanted to see Petra. Still haven't but it's on my list. Congrats on your exploring!
Can you believe that movie came out in 1989??? That's it, just wanted to drop you a comment after reading your blog.
Woah Spanish! That was a language I was not expecting to have to read. I got it after a sec but I am glad that you enjoyed everything, it takes me a bit to respond to my comments but if you send me messages through the site I get them in my email and respond within a day or two.
Woo! Hola Amigo,
Estas siguiendo divirtirte. Que bueno. Te lo mande un video en espanol. Que te guste! Gracias por la carta que me dijo todavia no me he inscribido en su "blog".... Lo hare en un tiempo cerca. Lo siento que no hay accentos. Mi computadora no funciona asi en los comentarios.
You are jealous that I am more religious than you! Yeah it is kinda fun pretending to be Christian here and I know enough to get by. Most of the time though many people will ask you so that they can either try and show you how Islam is better or make sure you are not one of those crazies who don't believe in God. I sure can't explain my agnosticism in Arabic so I will be Christian for now.
GAH! Yeah, everything sounds great "hear" except for your spelling! Shame on you! Shaaaaame! I must hear more about you being a "Christian". I'm sure that's an interesting experience. Jordan sounds like a really welcoming place. I'd love to expand on this idea, but I've stayed up too late again. Yay me. Good night, "Christian" friend.
welcome to jordan man have fun in my home country,you will love it .as you said the cultuer and the connection that people have is something that I miss here in CA,USA......... and if I may teach you maybe a new word to you which is "G`AOAK" stress on the G like Galon which mean Hi or how is it going in Bedouin accent....... ;)
Awkward Questions As for what they asked me, the 12 year old kids were asking me about my sex life which is kinda awkward anyway and much worse when you are being asked by a 12 year old in Arabic. I dodged the question to say the least. As I hear, Jordanian men don't have very much contact with women because the society's standard of women being virgins until marriage keeps women away from early relationships making the men deprived. As for the keyboard, I am using my computer at my apartment here so no problems. My pictures are on another site and I am going to post more tonight. Thanks for being my only comment!
Um Ya That sounds soooo cool! I want to know the awkward questions that the kids asked you. You never extrapolate in the correct places. Post lots of pictures! Do it! How are the keyboards over there? We had some fun with those in Spain, France, and SCOTLAND! I could not survive Rammadan. Ever. I'd shrivel up and die. Blow away in the dust, as it were....
I am a college undergrad studying International Relations and Middle Eastern Studies. I love to travel especially if it is to learn languages. I am now working on Arabic which will occupy me for some time. I am currently studying at Qasid in Amman, Jordan for the next three months.... full info
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Beautiful entry Luke, but I must say seeing your supportive mother's comment was what really graced the page. The Prophet peace be upon himis said to have said: "Paradise lies under the feet of your mother." It shows why they deserve that honor. We miss you here, all the best. - Abdullah