Holidaze

Day 105

Wrapped things up here in Irbid this last week. After a 3 hour language final and a last meeting with my Journalism prof, all that remains between me and a long trip home is some dorm cleaning, packing, and last minute photo ops with some of my Jordanian pals in Irbid. I bought a less than direct flight back stateside, on Etihad airways to Dubai then NY then DC. With travel time and layovers (and counting time zone changes), it amounts to just over 28 hours of travel time. Mmmm. I'm saving the cash moneys this way though, which is important because the trip is coming out of what I had managed to save from my Fulbright stipends and my own money.

To formally wrap up the Critical Language Enhancement Award period (the precursor to Fulbright research), I still have to submit my report and take a post language phone test. But I am very much looking forward to the big city life in Amman next year, and more to the point, to starting my research project finally. Still haven't nailed down an apartment in the capital yet but..details.

I'll go ahead and sign off here for 2007. Bring on the family, friends, and colder weather (snow?).

'Eid mubarak