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.

9/12/2012

Football (soccer) match!

Jordan vs. Australia.

I went to my first football match yesterday, and it was a very different, very unique experience. This is coming from an avid Lions fan, and experienced NFL game goer. The atmosphere around the King Abdullah  Stadium was energizing, and deafening. When I first approached the stadium, I asked my friend's host brother if the game had already started because of how loud the cheering was, he replied that it still had an hour until it began, I was bewildered.

Jordan ended up coming through in the second half with the win, 2-1.

The entire city erupted after this win, it was like they just won the game of the century.

I am still in the first week of my internship and classes. Everything is going smoothly, and I am really enjoying my time here in Amman.

For more pictures from the football match, click here!

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