After two and a half years I am leaving the Middle East and moving back to the good ‘ole US of A! My countdown for the best moments in Jordan/things I will miss…
10. “When forever is through, I’ll be over you.” – Cheesy overplayed 90′s love songs
9. Floating instead of having to actually keep from drowning – the Dead Sea.
8. Drinking Coronas from duty free on the Israeli border…or just Duty Free in general
7. Argila (Hookah) ….the gateway for all smokers who ever lived in the middle east
6. Pulling an all nighter to watch Obama win the election…then going to class drunk on no sleep and too much caffeine
5. Waiting is the hardest thing to do…although I won’t miss it…lots of waiting in Jordan
4. The sheep, goats and donkeys: driving this morning i had a surreal moment where “Circle of Life” by Elton John came on the radio. I saw two donkeys on the side of the road and for two beautiful seconds thought they were grazing antelope. oh the things you do to me, Elton. I will also miss lying on the customs card about being in contact with livestock….uh yeah, i walk through their shit everyday 
3.CHILIS BECOMING MY FAVORITE RESTAURANT – ONLY IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY COULD THAT EVER HAPPEN
2. MASTERING THE ART OF SARCASM IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE – PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MY LIFE
1. THE FOOD! DUH. DO YOU KNOW ME AT ALL? TEA WITH FRESH MINT, LEBNEH, KIBSEH, SHWARMA REEM, FALAFEL AL QUDS, HUMMUS WITH FIL FIL, KANAFEH, TURKISH COFFEE, OOZIE, MANAQEESH, LABAN, LEMON AND MINT, GALAYAH, FATAH, ARAYAZ, SHAWARMAMA…
