Off to Jordan!

I know, I know, I haven't posted in here since 2010. Also, I have a report to do and a ton of packing. I do NOT promise to post here much, either.

That said... if I blog, it'll be here, and I might as well make myself. Everyone wants pictures and stories, right? And I really should keep some sort of scrapbook or diary and I'm more likely to do it virtually.

So... welcome to the blog!

General info: I leave Sunday the 29th late afternoon and arrive in Amman the next day. I'll meet the family I'm staying with February 2, and start classes around the same time. The main subjects will be Modernization and Social Change in Jordan, and Arabic, and we'll be gearing up for an independent study project at the end of the semester; I'd like to study linguistic changes related to modernization (loan words, slang, etc.). The program will include three week-long field trips to stay with a rural family, explore Egypt (conditions permitting), and explore Jordan.

I'll return mid-May, though I hope to find a place to teach EFL (English as a Foreign Language) for the summer.

Oh, and if I post pictures of food? They WILL make you hungry, just fyi.