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| Celebrating in the street |
Happy
Independence Day, Jordan! Today was a day of celebration for the Jordanian
people. There were parades in the streets, flags waving, and copious amounts of
roucus young men. The girls and I strolled around Rainbow Street and Souq Jara
during the afternoon. This is certainly an area that is vastly different from
the rest of Amman. It's almost its own world. Women tend to outnumber the men
and everybody behaves in a much more Western manner. Souq Jara, as we have
heard, is a sort of artsy market for “the upwardly mobile.” As young adult
women at least attempting to be fashionable, we fit right in!
Following
that, we went to Annie's house on the eastern side of town. From her rooftop
terrace we watched fireworks and crowds of people in the city. I have only been
a resident of Jordan for a few weeks, but I’m loving it so far. The people are
friendly and welcoming, the food is delicious, the markets are lively, and it
isn’t even that unbearably hot (yet!). So today I salute this great country and
its independence!
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