Eid Week

"Eid" is the Arabic word for holiday, festival, or celebration. One of the major holidays that they have is called "Eid Al Fitir," which means celebration of breaking the fast. It's right after Ramadan. This is a special time of visiting! I was busy visiting for 4 days, which was wonderful and exhausting! But I loved it!! I didn't end up taking a lot of pictures during this time because I was working hard to speak and understand Arabic.

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Meeting Syrian Refugees

Before leaving Jordan we wanted to get a glimpse of what's happening with Syrian refugees. We drove to a place where many people have fled their homes to find safety. We found ourselves in a very busy town that felt so much different than Amman.

*There are also refugee camps, but we didn't make it to these areas.

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