snapshots of a Jordanian life (written on a mini-bus to Marj al Hamam)

• Ramadan Kareem sung on the streets while we pass by
• finding my adopted sister is Russian (!) and I met her here in Jordan :)
• let's order: "wahed humus, khamse falafel, ithnin chai o (and)... bread, how do you say bread?? :D
• driving back on a car with another 6 people and trying the whole way to hide from the police
• teaching the price of the bus to another foreigner who spoke Arabic and was wondering if 35 piasters means taht he's being robbed by the bus boy
• taking a taxi and telling the driver the directions by simple words like schmal (left), douguri (straight ahead), ayemin (right), la (no) and nus-nus (half-half, but for me works as well as "sort of")
• telling the taxi driver to head to McDonald's as a reference point to where I was going during the day in Ramadan, with him replying back "Ramadan Kareem", as in "it's Ramadan and you're going to Mac and break the fast?..."
• realizing that Jordanian kids are very similar to Portuguese ones (and in fact children all over)... they can go from angels to brats in seconds! Still we like them =)
• trying to upload photos of some iftars at 3am on the 27th Ramadan
• drinking tea and talking about the world and nothing on the terrace, while we hear the prayer of the mosk nearby

Tomorrow is Eid, the official end of Ramadan month. I think I'll miss it later during my year here... on the other hand, now travelling will be much easier! wohoo!!