Sadly, I don't really mind.
Nadeen told me today that she's holding an Arabic language competition for the foreigners for the prize of eating a wonderful traditional meal with her family. Clearly the idea of learning language for a fabulous dinner = a win win situation. I'm pleased with my progress so far, but I'm going to start writing myself vocabulary lists and trying to memorize some more nouns. Learning some more verbs would also be good - this way I will sound less like "I go store. Aimee hungry. Aimee want eat" (10 points to you if you catch this reference) and more like a civilized person.
Today was a fairly typical Saturday here in Amman: wake up at 8, leave by 8:30, teach SOS kids from 9 until 10, enjoy quintet rehearsal until lunch time, break for falafel and water, practice the afternoon away, teach from 3 until 4, take tea with some students, teach from 4:45 until 5:45, converse with Nadeen on my way downstairs, head home by taxi, eat a delicious dinner of left-over curried vegetables, vegetables with tuna, and a pomegranate, walk to Haboob to retrieve smoothie-making materials, walk home from Haboob, make smoothies, enjoy pleasant conversation, prepare to go to sleep.
My students are really wonderful and are inspiring me to become a better teacher. More to come on this later.
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