I have to say this trip was the best so far, traveling with my friends and meeting new people. Once I heard that I was accepted, I was so excited and ready to indulge in a new experience. It would be my first time traveling to Jordan and traveling without my family. I was half excited and half worried, but I was ready to make it the time of my life. The airplane was long and tiring, but once I reached Jordan I knew that my journey had begun. The first thing I noticed was the different shapes and sizes of the cars and that people drove crazy, making me feel scared to walk across the street.
The condo we stayed at was beautiful and very americanized. The neighbors were very friendly, making me feel right at home, even though I was 1000’s miles away. The weather was very cold and hot, just like in Michigan. I did miss my family a lot, but I had to take them off my mind for weeks and just enjoy my time before time was up. The food was delicious and Mr. Ayman and Cynthia were the best chaperones you could ever have. We started school like the 2nd day we came, we were all tired but we were eager to start Arabic classes and have a better understanding of the concept and our language. We took a test to see which level we would be placed in, I thought it was easy but some of the concepts were hard to understand. We would have class for 3 hours, each day I felt like my Arabic was getting stronger. My group was Nazmieh, Zachkaria, Shakiera, and Ali , who are very friendly people. My teacher, Ms.Nour helped me a lot and had lots of patience. I met other cool people, Noura, Malak, Tahera, and Zaineb.
This trip helped me look at things in a different way. It helped me realize the good things in life are worth fighting for. People here work hard to make money or to make their customers happy, some people don’t have anything and are always grateful. When I look back to the way I live in America, I always want more and never seem satisfied. I highly encourage that the future juniors/sophomores to sign up for this opportunity because it will change their life in a better way, they will see things in a different way. This trip will forever be stuck in my mind and locked in my memory for years to come.






























































