Joe Barresi's MindSay Blog http://joerabian.mindsay.com Joe Barresi - MindSay Blog http://joerabian.mindsay.com/last_day_thoughts.mws joerabian 2006-12-18T10:12:37-05:00 <![CDATA[Last Day Thoughts]]> http://joerabian.mindsay.com/last_day_thoughts.mws

Leaving Jordan today, I had two main feelings: disbelief and satisfaction. Disbelief that this semester flew by so quickly.  Disbelief that I actually made it through...

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With only two days left in our Middle Eastern stay and with our classes having finished, my program spent today and yesterday in Aqaba, Jordan’s Red Sea resort city. ...

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With only a week left in my stay in Jordan, I found myself leaving for the last time the villa where my classes have taken place this fall. At this villa, there is a very cool view of the eastern...

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As a study abroad student it is impossible for taxis to not be a large part of stay here.  Without a car and with the buses being a little too confusing and chaotic, I...

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Tonight, I think I gained a true understanding for how much the government of the United States is really despised in this region, and also how hard of a task it will be to repair our image in the...

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Two days ago I finally volunteered for the first time while in Jordan as my friend and I helped an NGO set up for a crafts fair that they were holding the next day.  ...

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While there have been some minor American holidays such as Labor Day, Columbus Day, and Halloween that I have missed, the only major one that I will have missed while being in Jordan is...

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For some reason, powerful and famous politicians are much more accessible in Jordan than compared to the United States.  For in the past week, I have been able to...

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For the past two weeks I have certainly had a less structured daily routine compared to my earlier months in Jordan.  Currently I am engaged in the Independent Study...

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As I have mentioned before, my last month in Jordan is being spent doing research on the relationship between Jordan’s main Islamist party, the Islamic Action Front, and the Hashemite...

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