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My Arabic Mission: Helpful Posts for Jordan Study Abroad Students
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Helpful Posts for Jordan Study Abroad Students. Today I was a "guest speaker" in the Jordan Fall 2011 Study Abroad prep class. I am pretty sure I terrified everyone there with my story about language exhaustion and discouragement. Hopefully some of them will look at a few of my blog entries and know that not everything was bad! Anyway, even if none of them look at this, here are a few helpful entries about culture, things to do in Jordan, language learning, and other things. Hints for Sick Travelers.
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My Arabic Mission: A “District Conference” in Al-Husn
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A “District Conference” in Al-Husn. That is how close I am to these forbidden countries! Then, I got off the bus in Irbid, caught a taxi to Al-Husn, and then called President Cotton from Al-Husn, who came and picked us up and took us to the branch house. When I got to the branch house and started explaining about our travels, Sister Cotton asked, “Have you been on a mission? Because you sound like a missionary! The moral of the story? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). On good days, I like to pretend I ...
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My Arabic Mission: Baptisms
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In honor of my almost-MTC date (for those who have forgotten, it is the 17th of September! And with the joy that comes from watching others enter into full membership of the church, I thought I would post about the baptisms that I witnessed while I was in Jordan. The man in front-center is Samir. I was able to help with the translating of several of the discussions that he received from the Cooks, the missionary/service couple (and district president) serving in Amman, as they did not speak Arabic. Their...
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My Arabic Mission: The University of Jordan
http://myarabicmission.blogspot.com/2010/07/university-of-jordan.html
The University of Jordan. The University of Jordan was a crazy place. Crazy because it was different in. From BYU or other American universities. First of all, everything closed down at 5pm and all the building were shut and locked. When do these people do their homework? Even the library closed pretty early. Thing is, most of the students live at home or at a home with family members (if their parents live too far away) and most of them don't have jobs (and their parents pay for their schooling). The cl...
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My Arabic Mission: Hints for Sick Travellers
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Hints for Sick Travellers. Warning: this post is about illnesses and might be too graphic for the faint of heart- or stomach). Therefore, I thought I would give hints for future travellers who would like to avoid, as much as possible, illnesses that come naturally from eating street food and living in a different country. If you do get sick and can't keep food in in any way, Coke is also another wonderful idea. After your stomach has been emptied and you have lost all sources of nutrients, Gatorade o...
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My Arabic Mission: "She speaks Arabic!"
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Even for those who don't know my personality (although you get a rather large dose of it on my blog), this sounds like it would annoy me. I have for quite a long time wondered why it is considered culturally acceptable to stare at foreigners as though they are some sort of oddity (but then I think of what people in America do when a woman walks by in a hijab or a burka, and I start to understand), especially since I. It was kind of awkward. So then I called my friend and told her that I was waiting for h...
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My Arabic Mission: Arab Effectiveness
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What is the point of having a garbage can if the bottom is open? I am sorry to say this was not uncommon in Jordan! Haha, oh wow. September 2, 2008 at 7:22 AM. It's actually a funnel to direct the trash into the correct place. In this case, the street! September 4, 2008 at 3:49 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Loyalty to the King. Is That Really What I Think It Is? Shade, or the Lack Thereof. For the Enjoyment of All Viewers. Petra, Part 2. My Journey Back: The Full Story.
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My Arabic Mission: Arabic Phone Calls
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Now that I have introduced you to the world of Arabic greetings, I thought that a small taste of Arabic phone calls might be in order. I don't really know how to describe in English how much I despise calling people or receiving calls in Arabic. I like it almost as much as I like going to the dentist to get 11 cavities filled, or getting an intensive, 3-month long Hep shot in 3 weeks, or taking a 3 hour Arabic final. To add to the confusion of this post, let me explain how I bought my phone and how I cam...
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My Arabic Mission: Arab Greetings
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Ok, enough with my hilarious adventures. It is time for some more information about Arabs and Arabic. Arab greetings are one thing that I kind of wish Americans would pick up- but in English, of course. When you greet someone, it is a sort of mini-contest to see who can say the most greetings the fastest. Where have you been? I haven't seen you in [2 days, or some sort of long period of time like that]! Have you been avoiding me? My personal favorite, and which Iraqis say- I always respond with "yellow").
