I know many of you are busy, so feel free skip past the intro and view the many pictures with brief commentaries.
Day 1
Departed for New York at 11:09 PM
Day 2
Flew into Boston and transferred to a plane to New York. I
met a woman on the Airplane who started a “soup in a can business” and was
checking out a factory in Toronto to take her business international.
Took a subway to see the World Trade Center and Financial
District. Toured the World Financial Museum.
Took a subway to Times Square, then back to the airport.
Total time in New York: 10
hours
Day 3
Arrived in Paris and had a 4-hour
layover.
Flew on Gulf Air to Bahrain, and arrived at 6:30 pm.
I met a German guy who told me it was only 10 BD to rent a
car which is around $25. I rented one, and drove around the whole island in 2 hours, then rented a hotel for the night.
Day 4
I met a guy named Abdullah in a coffee shop in Bahrain who
was the coordinator for leases in the mall that the coffee shop was in.
He took me around some cool town in Bahrain and to an Old
Castle, while teaching me about business in the Middle East.
I drove back to the Airport, and flew to Jordan.
Total time in Bahrain: 23 hours.
I arrived at the airport and my friend, Raed,
picked me up from the Airport, and drove me to his house in Amman for tea. I met
his sister who is going to the Colorado in two weeks. I gave her my sisters
email’s so she can hang out with them while she is there. Raed drove me to my
friend Jordan’s apartment who is studying Arabic near the University of Jordan.
Day 5
Raed and his friend Ayman picked me up, and took me on a
tour. We went to an old Roman ruin on top of a mountain, then to an old Roman amphitheater, then to a friends house who had 45 cats and a group of Pigeons that he
trained. He was able to get a few of them to land on me. After that, we went to a market on
Rainbow street.
Day 6
Went to Kind Hussains Automobile Museum and met some new
friends at different coffee shops. We also had lunch at an old abandoned amusement
park.
Day 7
Woke up, went to a café for some coffee, and met some girls,
whom I played my favorite card game "Dutch Blitz" with. Took a taxi to Cross
Fit Dessert Star. After the work out some guys I met took me back to the
apartment. I went back to the café and met a guy who does cancer diagnoses at
the Kings Royal Hospital. He took me to a café in downtown to meet with my Cross Fit friends. I hung out with them for a couple hours and got a ride back to the
apartment.
Day 8
Took a taxi to SIT campus and checked in. They took me to a
hotel where all the students will be staying before we move in with our host
families. We had dinner together later that night with the whole group and the
director, Yassir Hamid.
The Museum of World Finance in New York
A sandwich and cappuccino in Paris
My first tea at Raed's house
Water Melon Truck
The Citadel Museum on top of a mountain in Amman,
The architecture ranged from Greek to Roman and finally to Christian and Islamic styles
Pet birds
This meal cost us 1JD; only 1.45 USD
King Abdallah Automobile Museum
Playing cards with some girls I met in a Cafe
My friends Abdullah, Almotasam, and Wesam
The hotel we check into on Monday
I thought it was interesting that the light switches are always on the outside of the bathroom. I glad my sisters aren't here haha
A foot sink for Muslims to wash their feet in before prayer
Playing cards with my sisters at DIA before I left
Unlike American museums, you can climb all over the ruins
Roman Amphitheater
The hardest part about being here is not getting enough sleep because I'm too excited for the next day!
Once again, I want to thank everyone who played a part in helping me get here.
شكراً خزيلً و مسلما
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