A quick story

School is going well, and we feel at home in Irbid now. We barely notice stares, we don’t complain when our shower doesn’t work, and we’re regulars at Alahandra Sweets. It’s a bakery on our way to school that makes the best pita, and my favorite, Hareesa, (a coconut, syrupy cake type concoction). The owner is a very sweet older man who loves America and is so happy that we are students here. He lived in Alabama for a year, and when I asked if he liked it, he said, “They call it Sweet Home, yes?” He also happened to go to high school in Irbid with the head of our program, (who now lives in Minnesota). One day we were running late for class after a coffee search fiasco, and complained there was no good coffee anywhere near school. The next day as we walked by, he ran out with two cups of coffee he had bought for us. The people here are SO nice! There are a few exceptions, (see previous post), but that family wasn’t Jordanian, and almost every Jordanian person we meet is helpful, polite and welcoming. It makes the third world aspects of the country bearable, and is one of the main things that will make me sad to leave. AND, I need to get his recipe for hareesa before we come home!