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Like Rain in the Desert: May 2010
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Sunday, May 30, 2010. Reevaluating Student/Teacher Relationships. via Facebook. Gretchen's status: Gretchen Marie is still trying to decide how to approach being a teacher on Facebook. Although I fought this invasion into my personal life for quite a few years, I finally succumbed to the madness about three years ago. And even though I'm on the old side of college life, I still consider Facebook for my generation. I'm still almost a student, right? Should I take our student/teacher relationship to a whol...
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Like Rain in the Desert: Traveling Tips and Woes
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Thursday, November 4, 2010. Traveling Tips and Woes. I left on a 2:30 in the morning flight, which is, I'm convinced, the very best way to travel from the Middle East. I nearly slugged a security guard on the way to my gate for trying to take away my water. Why have airlines suddenly declared war on water, btw? Trash that at once, you terrorist! And they tell you to "drink lots of water! When you are on the plane. Well how the bloody hell are we supposed to do that anymore? Once on the plane, pop your Am...
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Like Rain in the Desert: The End of an Era... For Now
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Thursday, November 4, 2010. The End of an Era. For Now. As I look back on my year in Jordan, I realize that I have learned so very much about myself and about what I can do when I put my mind to it. I have learned that it is the people around me who make my life special, not where I am or what I am doing. I have learned that I truly love teaching English and can actually stand children. Who knew. I have learned that I am strong enough to travel alone and have fun doing it. I have learned that I can make ...
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Day 8: A Journalist’s Journey to Jordan | A'Broad in Amman
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A'Broad in Amman. 8230;A Journalist's Journey to Jordan. Day 8: A Journalist’s Journey to Jordan. The last morning in Jordan was a hectic mess. I woke up to the sound of my alarm, skyped with my mom, and then ran out the door with my passport in hand and suitcases ready to go. The 12 and a half hour flight back to the United States was not fun, to say the least, but the good company of my trip-mates, a couple glasses of wine, and several slightly mindless movies made it all a little better. I was there f...
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Day 6: 800 Steps of Sightseeing | A'Broad in Amman
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A'Broad in Amman. 8230;A Journalist's Journey to Jordan. Day 6: 800 Steps of Sightseeing. The next couple days marked a significant change in our press trip, where we became journalists who looked and felt rather than took notes. There were no more briefings or official meetings. This was our chance to get to now the country for ourselves, not through the eyes of officials or their official stance on the country’s issues. Horse and carriage at the entrance to Petra. We walked along the entrance to the go...
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Day 7: Last Day in Jordan | A'Broad in Amman
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A'Broad in Amman. 8230;A Journalist's Journey to Jordan. Day 7: Last Day in Jordan. Cracked soil near the Jordan River. The thin Jordan River. We then stopped by the Jordan River, which was quite the sad sight to see. After hearing, during our many briefings, about Jordan’s water problem, seeing the depleted river right at our feet with the cracked dry ground around it was a testament to everything we had heard. If that’s the case, however, I can say with certainty that I have chosen the right career path.
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Like Rain in the Desert: November 2009
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Friday, November 27, 2009. Water We drink it. We bathe with it. We use it constantly in every part of our lives. And now I live in the desert, where water is a precious, precious commodity. Unlike in America, where water appears magically in our houses via pipes, the water in Jordan is delivered to each apartment every week. The complexes all have water tanks on the roofs that are filled up once a week. That is all the water you get for the entire week unless you pay more money. Normally, we could run ov...
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Like Rain in the Desert: November 2010
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Thursday, November 4, 2010. The End of an Era. For Now. As I look back on my year in Jordan, I realize that I have learned so very much about myself and about what I can do when I put my mind to it. I have learned that it is the people around me who make my life special, not where I am or what I am doing. I have learned that I truly love teaching English and can actually stand children. Who knew. I have learned that I am strong enough to travel alone and have fun doing it. I have learned that I can make ...
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Like Rain in the Desert: January 2010
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Sunday, January 31, 2010. We don't need no education. After pretty much a month and a half of being off work (those January days of giving exams didn't really count), we teachers finally have to buckle down and get back to our jobs tomorrow morning. Woe is us. But seriously. It is NOT going to be fun to get up at 6:30 in the morning after a month and a half of sleeping in. My sleep schedule is not amused by this. At all. On the other hand, it will be great to see my kids again! Apparently his daughter wa...
