Inauguration Day in Jordan

Dan watched the inauguration in the Embassy's cafeteria while playing darts. Duffy and a colleague gave a talk at the American Language Center on what happens on Inauguration Day. The most interesting comment from the audience was one guy who asked "this is the first time there has been a big event for the inauguration right?" I said "No" and that every four years it is the same ceremony and party and parade, etc. He and the guys sitting next to him said "really - it never made the news here before." Just as Jordan was fascinated by the election - they were also interested in the inauguration. I gave a short talk (see photos of me and the audience) and then we watched the inauguration together. Jordanians love poetry but I think they too struggled to understand the point of the poet who inenviably followed President Obama.

Today's headline in Jordan: President Obama Calls King.