

Coming Home
The day I left Amman, December 23rd, 2016, it was so quiet, a Friday. Fridays in Amman are a peaceful break from a week full of noise. Of...


Most Memorable Days
The semester is over! 70+ students at the CIEE Study Center in Amman left for home, Europe, or other travel destinations last week. Seven...
Past, Present, and Future
Study abroad challenges and changes you, the person you think you are when you arrive and the person you become after your abroad...


November in Jordan
Amman has been great to us! We have had beautiful weather (although it got cold this week), fun and entertaining classes, teachers, and...


The Semester is Halfway Over?!
The weather is changing! The weather became cooler during the third week in October. I’m searching for that day of rain in the near...


One Month Mark!
Please clap for me - today, after one month of cold showers, I figured out how to work the hot water. I will never again complain about...


Aqaba, Wadi Rum, and Petra
I had no time to rest from my Oman trip and the next weekend the CIEE Diplomacy and Policy studies program was off on a tour of Jordan!...


Oman! I came as fast as I could!
“Eywaaaa!" "ايوا" was the word of the week in the gulf country of Oman. Meaning “yes” or maybe “yeeeaaaah” in Arabic, my friends and I...


Ahlan wa Sahlan! Welcome to Jordan!
You know when you’re on a plane and you think you can spot out landmarks or ocean edges, claiming that “Look! It’s the outline of the...