Café Culture

42 days in Jordan; 38 different resumes, CVs, and cover letters; 30some days of applications; 12 pairs of Rockports, 7.50 in taxi fare; 4 hours of interviewing; I have a job! 

When asked in the interview: What do you like least about Jordan? My immediate response is how long it takes everything to get anything done. But in the end it worked out. I've thoroughly enjoyed spending my days forming a solid group of friends at the cafe, practicing amiya arabic, and participating in local culture (which essentially revolves around when and where we are going to drink tea, juice, and/or coffee). Pretty sure my tea palate has become more refined than my amiya, but I am keeping my hopes high. 

Darat al Funun makes turkish coffee with a bit of turkish
delight more evilly tempting than the White Witch herself. 

Perfectly blended Lemon Mint at Fann wa Chai

7 minutes and .75 cent for a freshly baked baguette at the French Institute Cafe  

مطعم الخال اللويبدة
The perfect spot for a quick bite and the roughly 2JD a person price can't be beat. 

Casual visit to the Citadel, just after having tea and just before having coffee.

Sunrise > Sunset

It's 6am Tuesday morning. And I've decided the sunrise is better than the sunset. For me anyways. Anybody who knows me, just a little, knows I am a night owl. So, I don't see the sunrise often and always assumed I enjoyed the sunset more. But really, the less we see of things, the more beautiful they are in our own eyes. They are a rarer beauty. 

The Citadel is just a bit to the right of the center of the photo. 

Technically, I am up really late and complaining on various social media sites about how I cannot get on a normal sleep schedule. But I'm actually thankful to be awake at this early hour to see the sun come up over the Citadel from my balcony. 

• Side pun: Got the sun goin' up... on a Tuesday.

Slept for 2 hours, awake for 5, now let's see if I can get back to sleep and still be up in time to see more than 3 hours of daylight. Beginning to wonder if this blog title should have been Jet Lagged for Life."