Arrived in Amman!

Ok… I haven’t slept in days. I’m pretty sure. I’m not going to do the math, lets just say its like 3 AM Michigan time Tuesday and I slept for real Friday.  I slept a few poor hours Saturday.  Flew through the night Sunday.  I should be in bed. Well, I’m sitting in bed at the Belle Vue hotel.  But you know what I mean.  We got though our final flight no problem, and only one girls second suitcase is lost.  So for the most part we all made it perfectly. Customs was nothing.  They X-rayed my bags. Again. These must be amazing X-rays because its seems to be the main force to find things you shouldn’t have. (Amsterdam security check was intense; they did the body scans and pat-downs.  Much more aggressive than elsewhere.)

            So once though all that, we rode though the city out to the hotel.  The city is the strangest mix.  There is desert and palm trees and neon lights on stucco and BMW dealerships.   Cars seemed to be a mix of American and European styles.  But there were constantly cars stopped on the side of the road. For what looked like both picnics and car trouble.  It was…different.

            Checked into the hotel, which is beautiful.  There are bellhops. For real. J Diner and meeting people.  We got our local cell phones. Still gotta figure out how to make those work.  And packets about our homestay families and class schedules. I’ll fill you in on that later.  When I’m more awake. LoL But the girls checking us in were all wearing skinny jeans.  I left mine at home because I was told they were too sexy or tight or whatever. Turns out all the girls wear them and balance it with looser tops. Dang it! I love my skinny jeans. Oh well.  Shopping trip!  Dead sea in the morning. I gotta sleep.  More later. <3