Welcome!

Marhaban! My name is Sean and I am a senior at Central Michigan University, studying International Relations/Comparative Politics with an emphasis on the Middle East. I am about to embark on a semester in Amman, Jordan where I am excited to put my mediocre orienteering prowess and basic Arabic skills to work.

9/02/2012

Departure


Istanbul was fun, educational, and an adventure. But it was only a taste for what’s to come.

This last day in Istanbul I went to Hagia Sophia, a cathedral of Constantinople, turned mosque by the Ottomans. It was amazing to see how a structure of its magnitude is still standing today.

After this I finally ventured outside of the City Walls and was able to look at a different part of Istanbul.

My time in Istanbul introduced me to a new cuisine, culture, and environment. It’s interesting to compare and contrast different cultures to the daily norms that we are used to. 

I arrived in Amman this morning at 3am (my time) and will be here till the end of December. 

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