This is the bus we took to do the presentation at the University of Zaytooneha ( a private university outside of Amman), it was a crazy bus. It had grandma drapes and fringe all over (actaully alot of the cars and buses have that here- I don't know why). It felt like a mix between a 1970s love wagon and a grandma's living room on wheels.
The U of Z really rolled out the red carpet for us and treated us so well. When we arrived at the security gate we saw this sign and it made us really laugh. When we went into give our presentation we were so intimidated because it was in this big auditorium and everyone was dressed in lab coats -- luckily Jon and I were in charge of the anti-tobacco booth so we didn't have to present.
The booth was an interesting expereince-- it turned into a "talk to the pretty american girls" booth really fast and Camille (the other girl in our group) and I felt really uncomfortable while Jon and Kevin were doing really good anti- tobacco "tracting" around the perimeter. By the time they tried to get back up to us they had to fight their way through a group of about 20 nursing students (who are ALL boys-- very different than the US) who were chanting and singing and throwing cigarettes in the trash. It was really fun because we had people promising not to smoke and they were getting excited- throwing away packs of cigarettes and FORCING their friends to do the same.
They wanted a picture with us at the end but after what happened in Jerash Jon didn't want ANY pictures- so we compromised and I am taking this picture (even though Jon still doesn't look so happy)
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It sounds like you are having great adventures! I can't blame Jon for being a little skeptical of "pictures." As you know, in addition to causing international legal issues, they also steal your soul.
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