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Written by Clemencia El Antouri (College of Georgia), Pupil Correspondent for CET Jordan, Summer season 2023
This week all of us traveled to Wadi Rum to expertise life for the primary time in southern Jordan. The four-hour bus trip was full of Arabic karaoke and trivia on Jordan. By the point we arrived at Wadi Rum, it was clear we had been in for a life-changing expertise and a extreme tradition shock.
Amman, being the capital of Jordan, is arguably probably the most developed a part of Jordan and the closest total to a Western life-style. Wadi Rum is the exact opposite of that. There aren’t any buildings, retailers, eating places, or visitors. The views consist solely of pink and purple sand that graces the tops of excessive mountains and valleys. Additionally it is considerably hotter in Wadi Rum, to the purpose the place I nonetheless acquired burned regardless of utilizing SPF 50 sunscreen each couple of hours.
(Left) My buddies and I inside a caravan heading to our tents in Wadi Rum and a few camels enjoyable beneath the solar in Wadi Rum (proper).
Nonetheless, Wadi Rum is the final word escape from the on a regular basis grind. We had been additionally compelled to disconnect naturally as a result of lack of service within the desert. Upon entry into Wadi Rum, we had been guided onto the again of embellished caravans which might thrust us throughout the sunny desert to our designated dwelling areas. Throughout our time within the desert, we stayed in little tents that contained nothing greater than a few beds and a few blankets. After unpacking within the tents, we took the caravans once more to the primary part of Wadi Rum and toured the varied elements of the deserts.
(Left) Our tents throughout our in a single day keep in Wadi Rum and the Bedouins taking part in music for us as we sip on mint tea (proper).
Throughout the night is when the desert actually got here to life. We returned to the world with our tents and joined the native Bedouins for dinner. They cooked underground a tremendous feast and ready espresso with tea for all of us. I particularly loved the efficiency the Bedouins gave. It included guitar taking part in, dancing, and candle lighting. The entire expertise was extraordinarily enjoyable, and I witnessed a way of life utterly totally different from the one I’m accustomed to again residence and even in Amman.
Wadi Rum additionally taught me how a lot range exists inside Jordan in regard to its individuals, existence, and landscapes. I consider for anybody, Wadi Rum is a life-changing expertise—simply convey sufficient sunscreen!
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