i have crossed another item off my bucket list: riding a camel! riding a camel through the desert, no less!
on friday we arrived in wadi rum, a (admittedly touristy) beduin camp, where we proceeded to sit in the back of pickup trucks and wander through the desert. We were out for over two hours, watching the sun set and at times jumping out and running down dunes. it was beautiful.
so then we slept in the beduin camp and this morning i rode a camel! it was awesome.
other things that i've done since i've updated last: visited Petra, the Nabatean capital that is literally built in a canyon; eaten SO much food; accidentally lost an orange over a cliff; written in my journal by the light of the full moon; visited Jerash, the ruins of an ancient Roman city...
as you can maybe guess, i am starting to get very tired from all the events happening. and it is about to get even more intense - tomorrow morning we are leaving jordan and crossing into Israel, and immediately entering the West Bank. !!!!!!! which is (of course) Super Exciting And Maybe Slightly Terrifying [In A Good Way], but is also exhausting to think of, because i will be living with a family, trying to figure out their culture, trying to understand the ramifications of the occupation of Palestine; waking up early each morning for a day packed with political and religious lessons -
AND this sunday is my birthday! what?! i am about to leave my teenage years behind!!! haha.
well i guess that's all for now. you all can send me happy birthday thoughts on the 27th. :)
on friday we arrived in wadi rum, a (admittedly touristy) beduin camp, where we proceeded to sit in the back of pickup trucks and wander through the desert. We were out for over two hours, watching the sun set and at times jumping out and running down dunes. it was beautiful.
so then we slept in the beduin camp and this morning i rode a camel! it was awesome.
other things that i've done since i've updated last: visited Petra, the Nabatean capital that is literally built in a canyon; eaten SO much food; accidentally lost an orange over a cliff; written in my journal by the light of the full moon; visited Jerash, the ruins of an ancient Roman city...
as you can maybe guess, i am starting to get very tired from all the events happening. and it is about to get even more intense - tomorrow morning we are leaving jordan and crossing into Israel, and immediately entering the West Bank. !!!!!!! which is (of course) Super Exciting And Maybe Slightly Terrifying [In A Good Way], but is also exhausting to think of, because i will be living with a family, trying to figure out their culture, trying to understand the ramifications of the occupation of Palestine; waking up early each morning for a day packed with political and religious lessons -
AND this sunday is my birthday! what?! i am about to leave my teenage years behind!!! haha.
well i guess that's all for now. you all can send me happy birthday thoughts on the 27th. :)
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