My border crossing from Israel to Jordan went smoothly, and I am now happily checked into a hotel in Amman. The manager is great here...he will show me how to get to the airport via bus, which costs only $5, as opposed to taking a taxi, which is $30. There is also free internet at this hotel! And I only paid $18 for a single room. A good deal for Jordan. The manager is so funny! He likes to joke around. At first he told me it costs $15 per hour of internet...he was only joking. Just now, he offered me a peach, then took it out from under my nose for a second, pretending that he was not going to give it to me. I feel safe and happy here.
I think it is a literal impossibility to refuse tea in Jordan. The manager offered me tea three times when I arrived, and I said no each time, but now he just asked me if I wanted sugar or no sugar. He just brought the tea out to me now....I guess it is a hospitality thing. :0)
Tonight I had dinner at Hashim's, a falafel and hummus place that is open 24 hrs. Delicious as usual, but after I get back to the US, I think I am done with hummus for a while! I just finished walking around the Suk (Arab Market), next to the Al-Hussein mosque. I took the time to soak in the sights, sounds, and smells of my last night of this journey. It sure has been a long one! Seven and a half months and four countries ago, I left Portland, Oregon to fly to Kathmandu, Nepal. Tonight, as I threaded my way through the colorful lanes of peaches, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant, bell peppers, oranges, and bananas, I felt gratitude swell in my heart and looked up to see a full moon shining up above. It seemed as though the sky was reaching out to bless me.
Thanks God, for keeping me safe along this journey, and thank you for guiding me home. Amen!
USA, here I come!!!
I think it is a literal impossibility to refuse tea in Jordan. The manager offered me tea three times when I arrived, and I said no each time, but now he just asked me if I wanted sugar or no sugar. He just brought the tea out to me now....I guess it is a hospitality thing. :0)
Tonight I had dinner at Hashim's, a falafel and hummus place that is open 24 hrs. Delicious as usual, but after I get back to the US, I think I am done with hummus for a while! I just finished walking around the Suk (Arab Market), next to the Al-Hussein mosque. I took the time to soak in the sights, sounds, and smells of my last night of this journey. It sure has been a long one! Seven and a half months and four countries ago, I left Portland, Oregon to fly to Kathmandu, Nepal. Tonight, as I threaded my way through the colorful lanes of peaches, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant, bell peppers, oranges, and bananas, I felt gratitude swell in my heart and looked up to see a full moon shining up above. It seemed as though the sky was reaching out to bless me.
Thanks God, for keeping me safe along this journey, and thank you for guiding me home. Amen!
USA, here I come!!!
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