We woke up in the desert, and we headed to the Red Sea. While there, some of us had the opportunity to go scuba diving. It was an amazing encounter with all the marine life of one of the most diverse communities of life on the planet. Spending 30 minutes at a depth of 6 meters (around 18 feet) underwater was an experience we definitely will not forget. Afterwards, we spent a lot of time just swimming in the Red Sea, as well as the pools at the hotel.
Once we got all that swimming out of our system, we headed to a restaurant and ate BBQ and seafood. Not too far from the Red Sea, we went to the city of Aqaba. There were a lot of special things about Aqaba, including the fact that no taxes are charged there, as well as its reputation for being much more friendlier to pedestrians than we’ve experienced in Amman.
Finally, we began the long bus ride back to Darna Hotel in Amman. On the way, we got to practice our Arabic by describing our experiences and feelings throughout the trip. All of us exclaimed our feelings of how we became much closer through the trials and tribulations we experienced, but at last, we were ready to head home to do what we came here to do in the first place: learn Modern Standard Arabic.