Aqaba

I am currently in Aqaba, which is right by the Red Sea.  I can see Israel's border and Egypt's border and in the distance is Saudi Arabia's border :)  Yesterday I went on a glass boat, so we could see everything underneath of it.  We were able to snorkel and it was literally like a dream I once had.. strange, but cool.  Then we had lunch (I ate 3 kebabs, hummos, 2 pieces of fish, salad, and something else that looked like hummos.)  I have eaten so many different things here I can't remember their names.  Chicken shawarma... SO GOOD!!

Today I rode a banana boat, went tubing, and jet skied - I went tubing before but not the other ones.  Jet skiing was INTENSE .. I was sooo scared but it was soo fun.  Then I fell and choked a little and ended it, and I'm still coughing a little now but I'm so glad I got the chance to do these things.  and in the middle east!?!?   

Then later tonight we went on a wooden boat and sailed on the sea... *siiiiiiiiigh*  so magical.  It's actually kind of hard to take in because so many good things are happening at once.  I'm in Aqaba with Tamara and her cousins and her uncle and his driver... all of whom have a great sense of humor and are really genuine people with lots of passion.  I'm still working on letting go and being as passionate as everyone.

As far as my Arabic is concerned.. I learned some new words and phrases.  I'm still at level 1 but I love hearing it everywhere even if I don't understand it :) :) :) PLUS I like when everyone's ringtone is an Arabic song and cars with their windows down have Arabic music blasting out of it. <3  Love.

Tomorrow we'll head back to Amman.  I start classes next week so this week we'll tour it.  That's all for now I guess :)