Well it's raining/snowing/sleeting again. Started up Tuesday night, with some light rain, and yesterday turned into a full-on snow/sleet storm with a strong wind. I was at the gym yesterday, and they even closed that because of the weather. I figured gyms were like Twinkies, that they would survive anything. That even after a nuclear war, you'd still find one roided-out meathead in the gym working out. I guess not. I haven't gone outside today other than to squeegee water off of the deck/landing. It's miserable out.
Well everything is soaking wet here. 2-3 minutes outside and you're drenched. And I'm woefully ill-prepared for this weather. It's like a Middlebury March (mud season) without boots or a fully waterproof jacket. Not a good recipe. Tyler was supposed to have class today (I wasn't thank God) but that was canceled as well. Amman has no idea how to deal with this type of weather either. He said he went down to the major street close to us at one point, and that there was at least a foot of standing water/snow in the streets. Broken-down cars everywhere. Almost no functioning cars on the road itself. At Midd, crappy weather was never an excuse for doing nothing, but here, it completely is. Also, they don't really have dryers here. The normal thing is to use a washer and then clotheslines to dry, but in storms like this that doesn't happen, so we just have to put wet stuff on the heaters. Woof. I did voyage to a friend's apartment last night, which was quite an experience, and met a very nice taxi driver. More to come on taxis at a later date.
Before the weather turned for the worse, things were good though! We even had class outside on Tuesday, which was pretty cool. Not much to report on classes, they're mostly good and fun, and I like my professors. Class starts daily at 9:00 AM, so I leave here around 8:15-8:20. I have about a 2-hour break between classes, so I usually go to a nearby cafe and do work/eat or I go to Teddy's apartment. We've played chess a few times, which has been quite fun! He's wicked good, but I'm learning and he even let me win once or twice.
In other news, we spoke with Jamal a little more about his military career. I'm being completely serious when I say this, but he was absolutely the boss. He was a Major General, #5 from the top. He showed us his graduation certificate from his program at Fort Knox, where he graduated with the highest possible marks (Distinguished Graduate). He completed everything with high marks, and apparently his name is on the wall at Fort Knox with other officers who graduated with the high marks he graduated with. And he apparently did the same at every other military school/program he attended throughout his career. Total boss.
Until next time, Inshallah.
Well everything is soaking wet here. 2-3 minutes outside and you're drenched. And I'm woefully ill-prepared for this weather. It's like a Middlebury March (mud season) without boots or a fully waterproof jacket. Not a good recipe. Tyler was supposed to have class today (I wasn't thank God) but that was canceled as well. Amman has no idea how to deal with this type of weather either. He said he went down to the major street close to us at one point, and that there was at least a foot of standing water/snow in the streets. Broken-down cars everywhere. Almost no functioning cars on the road itself. At Midd, crappy weather was never an excuse for doing nothing, but here, it completely is. Also, they don't really have dryers here. The normal thing is to use a washer and then clotheslines to dry, but in storms like this that doesn't happen, so we just have to put wet stuff on the heaters. Woof. I did voyage to a friend's apartment last night, which was quite an experience, and met a very nice taxi driver. More to come on taxis at a later date.Before the weather turned for the worse, things were good though! We even had class outside on Tuesday, which was pretty cool. Not much to report on classes, they're mostly good and fun, and I like my professors. Class starts daily at 9:00 AM, so I leave here around 8:15-8:20. I have about a 2-hour break between classes, so I usually go to a nearby cafe and do work/eat or I go to Teddy's apartment. We've played chess a few times, which has been quite fun! He's wicked good, but I'm learning and he even let me win once or twice. In other news, we spoke with Jamal a little more about his military career. I'm being completely serious when I say this, but he was absolutely the boss. He was a Major General, #5 from the top. He showed us his graduation certificate from his program at Fort Knox, where he graduated with the highest possible marks (Distinguished Graduate). He completed everything with high marks, and apparently his name is on the wall at Fort Knox with other officers who graduated with the high marks he graduated with. And he apparently did the same at every other military school/program he attended throughout his career. Total boss.
Until next time, Inshallah.
Hope you stay dry!
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