There has been a heat wave in Jordan this week. Everyone including the Jordanians are complaining. It was 106 degree yesterday – it is admittedly a dry heat but it is still really, really hot. The heat broke today – yay – and we opened all the doors this morning to let the cool air in.
Today, I gave a talk on “the Jordanian Economy” to Jordan’s new class of Peace Corps volunteers up in their training center in Irbid - Jordan's second largest city. These approximately 40 people just arrived in Jordan and are in an orientation program learning Arabic and how to do their teaching jobs before being sent out to the towns they will live in for two years. They don’t know what town they are in yet. Rumors seemed to be spreading in the group about the existence of some teaching jobs that came with housing with air conditioning. Others in the group were lobbying the Peace Corps staff for towns near to Amman or Irbid – so they could escape to civilization. Peace Corps workers are paid 140 JD a month – not quite $200 for living expenses. The head of the group said that some of them spend a lot of their pay on DSL.
Today, I gave a talk on “the Jordanian Economy” to Jordan’s new class of Peace Corps volunteers up in their training center in Irbid - Jordan's second largest city. These approximately 40 people just arrived in Jordan and are in an orientation program learning Arabic and how to do their teaching jobs before being sent out to the towns they will live in for two years. They don’t know what town they are in yet. Rumors seemed to be spreading in the group about the existence of some teaching jobs that came with housing with air conditioning. Others in the group were lobbying the Peace Corps staff for towns near to Amman or Irbid – so they could escape to civilization. Peace Corps workers are paid 140 JD a month – not quite $200 for living expenses. The head of the group said that some of them spend a lot of their pay on DSL.
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It is also very hot in Montana, like 103 - 106 degrees F. Plus, we have been having fires, like in the mountains all around Great Falls. The moon looks blood red from all the fires. The smoke is really bad, and ashes are landing on cars. However, it is not close enough to be concerned of our houses or city. I wrote in my blog a funny story. It is hot.
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