No, I Don't Want to Marry Your Son

The women here are more on the prowl than the men!!!

Last weekend I went to South Jordan to visit Wadi Rum, Aqaba and Petra. One word: Incredible.
In Wadi Rum we took 4x4 tours ,and got out to climb random sand dunes obviously, and then we rode camels- mine was pretty naughty, he kept jogging and I may or may not have almost fell off. After that we spent the night in a Bedouin camp area, and who knew you need a flashlight for the desert at night because its pitch dark?... It posed more than a few major problems. Anyways, I saw more stars that night then I've seen in my entire life- literally.

The next day we went to Aqaba and boarded these massive yachts to spend the day tanning and jamming to Arab music. We were supposed to be snorkeling, but the current was a little to strong for this blonde girl just trying to tan! Later that night we got to the hotel in Petra where we had traditional Mansaf. Me trying to eat wet rice with my hands is probably the most unladylike thing I've ever managed to do. Southern belles always use their table manners, and if my mother saw me, she may have had a heart attack.

After that the police literally had the street blocked off for our massive dance party, and yes, we had lots of Arabs and a live DJ- they taught us the ropes. Basically, if you want to dance like an Arab, stand in the circle, hold hands with your neighbor, and do some awkward combos of jumps and kicks, and you're golden!

The last day we went to Petra and it was stunning. It was a ton of walking, but it was totally worth it. The Nabeteans literally carved their entire city out of the side of the mountains, and I felt like I was in a weird Star Wars tatween meets Indiana Jones world.

This past week hasn't been overly eventful because I was just going to school- super funnn? BUT, this week I came to the realization that I am beginning to think in Arabic and sometimes it's harder to find the English word than the Arabic word, and its easier to read the signs in Arabic than in English! Pretty cool.

I went to the Abdalli souk today, and that was quite the experience. You've NEVER been flea marketing until you've been to a used clothes flea market in the Middle East, enough said.

-Blond Girl Out

Wadi Rum

Baby camel was thirsty (:

Treasury at Petra