Amman

Though Amman is far from the nicest city I've visisted thus far, its people are definitely among the best. All the vendors here welcome you to their country, countless people have offered us tea and drinks, and a family I met at the bus station encouraged their three-year-old daughter to give me a kiss.

Highlights from Amman:
- Our 50 kuru (75 cent) dinner
- Exploring the Souk Jara markets on Rainbow Street
- Drinking watermelon smoothies
- Eating tons of hummus

Random facts about Jordan:
- Jordan (or, more formally, "The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") has 7 million people, which is 10 million fewer than Cairo alone
- I'm not certain that it's required in this country for children to enter high school, as I've met at least two people who had only attended school until they were ten
- Considering women here are allowed to work, vote, divorce their husbands, drive, travel in vehicles with men other than their husbands, and leave the house without wearing an abaya and boshiya, Jordan is incredibly progressive as compared to Saudi Arabia
- Imports from the US are not taxed in this country, so there are actually quite a few American cars here!
- Pita bread is served with every meal here
- Nearly all the email addresses of the people I've met from this country have ended with the year they created them, which I think is kind of funny
- It snows here!