Blog About Jordan Day: Why I Love Being an Ammani

"Blog About Jordan Day" is finally here, and I can't but admit that I was almost planning on "forgetting it", but after all, it is an event that occurs once yearly, and being a new blogger, I thought I'd give it a shot. It then hit me, what better could I write about than the rather exquisite lifestyle of an Ammani - the lifestyle that most locals take for granted.

So WHY exactly do I love being part of Amman? What makes my lifestyle so fascinating that I decided to blog about it? Well like most people, my lifestyle does have it's ups and downs, but I can't help but realize that people around me tend to overlook the good happening around them and focus on the bad, which is why I took the time to point out the factors in our lives that we fail to notice.

I love the SMELL of Amman. Yes, that scent of Jordanian air upon waking up each morning does play a role in my life, a significant one too! I vividly remember arriving at Queen Alia International Airport a few years ago, that feeling I got when I stepped out of the plane and took my first whiff of fresh Jordanian breeze was really exhilarating, to the extent that I remember asking if anyone could smell that..

..which brings me to the Ammani WEATHER. Oh how I love the weather here; how often do you find a country that gets all four seasons so properly felt and enjoyed; spending time at the pool in summer, watching those leaves turn that beautiful reddish brown in autumn, a winter under the rain and snow (although we didn't get much this year), and a spring BBQ'ing in the lovely outdoors.

Another thing about being an Ammani is that you always seem to find MUTUAL FRIENDS with whoever you meet, as if we were just one small happy family. Honestly, it does seem kind of ironic; but it's true, it's like everyone knows everyone else!

I love how TAXI DRIVERS in Amman always have a subject to talk about when you hop in; they always seem to be blabbering don't they? Whether it's about how they can't cope with the expenses of sending their kids to school or if they just find your shirt too colorful, they must have something to say!

I am also quite fond of the BACKGROUND SOUNDS you usually hear in an Ammani neighborhood. Birds tweeting, gas trucks with their Beethoven music (doubt you'll find that anywhere but here), the cotton candy man going around the streets playing his harmonica, the corn man shouting "doraay" for all those kids waiting for him, the sounds are rather unique really!

Lastly, I completely admire the fact that wherever you are in Amman, you always have that SAFE feeling; you never feel intimidated! It is in all honesty something we regularly overlook and take for granted, security in Amman and Jordan is another subject on it's own.

Well enjoy your Friday everyone. I wish you a lovely "Blog About Jorday Day" and "World Day Against Cyber Censorship", make it meaningful!