I've already booked my flight home
As ominous as the title sounds, this is simply what life is like on your year abroad if you are doing more than one language. You have to...
...Shukran? Linguistic enigmas, birthday celebrations and A Royal Night Out
The surprise lion birthday cake my housemate Bilal gave me on the day in question I had a birthday - I'd like to thank all those who sent...
Rhythms of life
When is the point where you know that you've officially moved somewhere (if temporarily)? Is it when the locals stop laughing at your...
First week of school over...time for a week off
What an amazing week for the three of us in Jordan. I was lucky enough to be scooped up by the general organising enthusiasm of my two...
Amman - 2 weeks in - Transport tribulations and secret corners
2 weeks into a 4 month sojourn in the land of Lawrence and I'd say that at least some of the things that started off as difficult and...
Amman - Day 2 - Citadelia and trying to find some grass
Photo from yesterday's trip to see the Citadel Day 2: Amman, Jordan Being in the city remains an incredibly strange experience. Going to...
Amman - The Adventure Begins
So here we are - halfway through a degree course where reactions to a year abroad spent partially in the Middle East have been as...
When Salima tells you to stop using Google
There we were, merrily Google Translating the answer to all our troubles when a voice asked "why are you using google translate?... You...
