Jordan in July 2006
April 23rd, 2006 by jcho.Anyone going to Jordan in early July, would love to speak to someone about their thoughts on serving there.
Jessica
Anyone going to Jordan in early July, would love to speak to someone about their thoughts on serving there.
Jessica
May 13th, 2006 at 1:37 am
Hi! I am hoping and praying to be going to Jordan in Nov. I would love to remain in contact as we may get to know each other. I am so excited for you. I think it is going to be absolutely mind boggling. Good Luck. Please write me @ ahizpa@gmail.com
cheers
May 17th, 2006 at 7:10 pm
Hi Jessica! i’m going to Jordan in July, are you in my group? I’m going to be working in special education–email me, I’d love to chat with someone else in my group!
Kristen
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August 22nd, 2006 at 2:09 pm
Hey I know Im a Late entry but I should be going to Jordan with the Nov. group. Good Luck to all of you!!
February 17th, 2007 at 8:01 pm
I’d love to go to Jordan (among many other places)! Just turning in my application, though. What type of work will the November group be doing?
April 24th, 2007 at 5:18 pm
Hi Jessica! I am planning on going to Jordan in early July to teach English! I would love to hear some of your thoughts as well, maybe we can chat a little before July!
Megan
meganj23@hotmail.com
April 24th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
Ok, so I just realized that this post is a year apart! Silly me! But if anyone is going over early July 2007 and would like to chat that would be great!
May 22nd, 2007 at 10:12 am
From Tine - I recommend that you bring things that you can do during your free time - puzzles, arts and crafts, knitting, ipod, laptop, etc. As a female you’ll have a lot of down time in your home :-) The PC library has a lot of books to pick from. If you have any questions, let me know at my.emails.are(at)gmail.com. See you later this summer!
From Julia - Instead of bringing a lot of clothes you should bring classroom supplies like grammar game cds, crayons, markers, etc. since buying supplies wont really fit into the volunteer budget. If you have any questions with life as a TEFLer you can e-mail at jshirschy(at)gmail.com.
From both of us - Winter is really cold - bring fleece. Make family and friends promise to send you things you’ll miss once you’re in Jordan :-)
November 10th, 2007 at 7:35 am
Hello fellow PCVs! I’m thinking about extending my service from Cape Verde to Jordan. From the sound of blogs, it seems like the culture is a little more closed than in the US, which might be difficult for me. I like to talk a lot, on any topic, to any age group or class. I heard men and women can’t just hang out, etc. Can you guys enlighten me on the social interaction, and the ways it’s different than the US?
Also, are you picking up the arabic?
Mike
February 15th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
There are a lot of cultural differences that make living here a challenge but it’s not impossible. It’s the small things that are harder to do than it sounds like not smiling at people or not being honest about your past or present situations (no significant others unless married, certain religions aren’t acknowledged, etc). In villages it’s not common for mixed genders to interact but it’s possible to meet up with other volunteers in main cities. There’s always texting. Your level of Arabic depends on how often you study and speak it. There are volunteers who have never had a class before but are now speaking it at an intermediate or advance level.