A Jordanian tale

My experience started in early October 2008, when I had my interview for an internship in Jordan

at the Jubilee School /King Hussein Foundation. A school that hosts the best and brightest minds

of the Kingdom and encourage them to take specialized courses such as nuclear physics, industrial

design and extra language courses such as Italian, German and Spanish. The school hosts high

school students from grade 9^th until 11^th.

I was selected for the internship, along with two more people, Kasun from Sri Lanka and Harpreet

from India; we were all going to be working for the school for four months in different areas.

My experience in Jordan had many nuances; from a not so charming welcoming at the airport by

Jordanian authorities (somehow they though I was some sort of Latin American drug dealer), to

meeting great people and excellent friends, going through great Arabic hospitality.

Living in Jordan can be at the same peaceful and relaxed and at the same time chaotic one you

step your feet on the streets. But after all that chaos you will find your way through the “sooqs”

with all kind of Arabic and Jordanian souvenirs, Arabic music and of course Arabic food: shawarma,

falafel, hummus and tea.

Jordan, as many think, is not only dessert, it has many places to see and to go, like Jerash, the roman city; Petra,the nabatean city and one of the seventh new wonders of the world, Mount Nebo, where Moses saw the promised land, Madaba a Christian city with many bizantine mosaics, Wadi Rum the dessert; Ajloun and Karak, ancient cruzade castles, Dana natural reserve; Aqaba the beach at the Red Sea, and of course the Dead Sea; just to mention the most important places.

But also, Jordan is in a central position to visit other countries, like Syria, Lebanon, Israel-Palestine, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq.

What are you waiting to come to Jordan? You will have the time of your life!

Cecilia Bravo

Jordan intern from Mexico.