Just when you think you know everything about Amman, it seems to throw you a bit of a curveball. Or in this case, a hidden gem. Despite being on my to-do list, I had no idea that the Jasmine House – a cooperative dedicated to raising awareness of displaced Palestinian women also functioned as a café and a restaurant. In the hilly city of Amman,…
Driving in Amman is an experience in and of itself, with traffic going in what appears to be multiple directions. Just when you think your taxi is going to be hit you somehow manage to make it out alive. I think the best way to describe driving and the driving rules of Amman is organized chaos. From the outside nothing looks cohesive (in fact I…
The heat of Amman has already enclosed itself around me. I feel its warmth soaking into my black long-sleeved shirt through the car’s window, but the A/C eases the heat with its cool breeze. It has been some time since I have sat in a car with an A/C and already it brings back memories of the UAE. We begin to maneuver our way out…
We had an orientation on our second day to get us acquainted with certain customs in Jordan that may differ to our home country. One important differentiation was taxi etiquette. Aside from honking at females, taxi drivers absolutely love asking personal questions – or questions that appear quite personal to North Americans, without any reservation. “For women, they will ask you if you are married,…
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