Jordan (Al-Urdun)

Almost immediately after finally doing some work on this blog, Randy Chris and I were on the way to our favorite filafel stand (which is actually called the French Hill Filafel Stand) and saw a turn in the road that looked like it had a good view. On getting there we found it was a view to the north-east that actually looked into Jordan. Incredible. In the larger picture, that is the Jordan river in the background beyond the desert.




While we were appreciating the view some little arab boys ran up throwing stones at some wild goats that were running by. According to one of our friends here, arabs are actually friendler than the jews, which seems to be true as these little kids were really friendly. They tried introducing themselves, and really seemed to get a kick out of being photographed. It was crazy hearing little kids yelling and laughing in arabic, its not fair. We have to kill ourselves and these little guys are just born with it. They were awesome.
We have been getting the normal filafel in a pita for 7NIS for a while, and today finally found out there is a gigantic filafel in a wrap for only 12NIS- like three times the food. Thats good because the food here is not really all that filling. Its all these vegetables and cheese, and its really rich, so you feel full for like two hours and then really hungry. Or at least I do, Taylor doesn't seem to mind. Really good food though. A lot of sheep and goat cheese, and a lot of eggs.
Anyways, we have our first exam tommorow, which is really rediculous as we have had only 3 classes. The class is insane.
About the last set of pictures- We all hit up the downtown on friday night, which is where most of the pictures are from. Ben Yahudah street is the main area in town, its right by several important squares and not that far from the King David walls. Really though, in this country nothing is that far. Israels worst enemies live closer to Jerusalem than we do from DC. Its really crazy when you stop and think about it.