middle east

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  • Ashley in Costa Rica
  • 27-Nov-2012
The experience is more than the preparation

“Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort ofRead More ⇾

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  • A S
  • 06-Apr-2012
Join me for class in Jordan!

http://youtu.be/51pJ_csqAy8 Adam takes us on a tour of his Traditional Islamic Arts Classroom

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  • A S
  • 06-Feb-2012
Adam’s Video Blog Introduction

http://youtu.be/qTuqocXw348 Meet Gilman correspondent Adam Simons. From Fall 2011 to Spring 2012, Adam studied in Amman, Jordan. The Gilman GlobalRead More ⇾

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  • A S
  • 12-Dec-2011
Culture Shock in Jordan

I enter the café in hopes of finding some good wi-fi to skype my parents with. I ask if thereRead More ⇾

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  • A S
  • 12-Dec-2011
Investing in the Middle East during the Arab Spring

These past three months in Amman I have spent my Mondays at an internship at the Jordan Investment Board, aRead More ⇾

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  • A S
  • 11-Nov-2011
Political Tensions

Big surprise: the political atmosphere in the Middle East is delicate, complex, and strongly tied to people’s emotions. Jordan isRead More ⇾

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  • A S
  • 01-Nov-2011
Gender Relations in Jordan

Perhaps the most noticeable difference between the US and (what I have experienced of) the Arab world is gender relations.Read More ⇾