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March 3, 2005

Second Passport

I decided that I needed a second passport so this morning I went with Rob to the American Embassy to get one. Arriving at the embassy was one the most unreal experiences of my life. Basically, it is easier to get into the White House than the American Embassy in Jordan seeing as there is no tank outside the White House. We had to leave all of our electronics including cell phones and Rob's extra batteries with the front gate because they aren't allowed inside.

Once through the several different security points, we were ushered into the American Citizen area complete with cushy chairs and reading material. To get to his area, however, we had to walk through the 50 or so Jordanians trying to get visas and other various things in the "non-American" area. It was like something you would see in the Elis Island museum. There were scores of people just sitting around waiting for their number to be called. And they kept calling people up to get finger printed so that they could get a visa to go to a country that doesn't even seem to respect them.

It was also interesting that it took Rob and I about an hour to get our stuff done but it could take all day for a Jordanian to get anything settled. On one hand, I felt a sense of entitlement seeing as it is my embassy but I also feel like the layout is specifically designed to treat Jordanians as second class people. It is hard to decide whether or not the embassy should be designed like that or if I should be completely outraged.

After getting applying for our second passports, Rob and I decided to skip the rest of Arabic class (we had already missed half of it) and go downtown. I hadn't been yet so it was cool to walk around and look at all the stuff. I bought some Kefiays and an Arabic music cd. Rob bought some mens dress shirts for a dinar and a half each! It's amazing what you can get there and I hope I can go back with Annie so she can help me bargin. Although, I am not a fan of bargining. It is quite an art and I just get frustrated when I can't explain what I want or how much I want to pay. I feel like even though I bargin, I get ripped of anyways. I will definitely enjoy going back to the states and paying a fixed price. Things are so cheap here anyways, however, that I don't know if I will ever buy anything again at home. I will definitely miss my $.45 lunch of falafal and soda.

Posted by rcollins at March 3, 2005 7:43 AM

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