The Last Stop: Amman, Jordan

My final travel destination... bittersweet. On the one hand, I never want to get on a plane or take a bus or train ever again or at least for a few months (well except coming home and back to GW). I also never want to call the bank again and inform them that I am indeed in whatever country I already told them I would be in and to stop freezing my account. I also don't want to ever move money from my savings account ever again. On the other hand, I will so much miss being able to find cheap flights and eating weird food and trying to speak languages I don't know and taking pictures in front of every tourist attraction ever. These are things I will not be able to do from Marietta, GA :(

I think that Amman was the perfect final destination though! First of all, it was my only non-european adventure. Secondly, I didn't have to sell my organs to afford to eat. Third, its like the greatest place ever. And lastly yet most importantly, I got to visit one of my favorite people ever.

I went to Amman to visit my friend Dani who was so kind to let me crash in her apartment for a few nights. I have been missing all my wonderful friends, many of whom I won't see until the end of August, so seeing someone who made my first two years of college amazing was definitely what I needed.

She also showed me around Amman, partly as a tourist but also as a resident. I am obsessed with the city. I even threatened to move in for 3 months over the summer and do nothing but learn arabic since I still haven't heard back about a summer internship/job. Visiting Amman helped me realize why I would never (well most likely never) live in London. It's just too big. Don't get me wrong, I love the city and I definitely want to visit again in the future but its like you can't make London home. I have always felt the same way about New York. Atlanta and DC are different. You can make them your own. That's what I love so much about them. You have all of the perks of a big city but they are small enough to feel like home. Amman is the same way. Even though it is huge, it still has an "intimate" feel to be cliche. I think that is what I also love about Nairobi.

Anyway, although I was only there for 3.5 days, I really did get to see a lot. I went to the balad and bought scarves and pirated DVDs, I ate falafel at some well known place, went to a couple expat-y bars, got to see the inside of the American Embassy (to pick up a jacket from the marine house), go to a few markets, see the citadel and amphitheater, ride a camel, go to the dead sea, and a lot of other stuff that I am probably forgetting right now.

Al-balad

Me on a camel... not a big deal

Now I am back in London though and I have to do all my finals studying :( But since I only have 2 weeks left in London, I also need to get all my last minute tourist stuff in.