Berkley Center

With the first half of my stay in Jordan completed, I have come to a number of realizations about the country that has become beloved to me in the past two months. The most important lesson of these is simple and revolves around one thing: toilet…

There are two religions in Jordan: Islam and Christianity. Of course, there are some people that might not meaningfully identify with either religion, some other religions which have small minorities, and various sects of each religion present…

Where are you from? ¿De dónde eres? In English or Spanish, this question seems to inevitably permeate any conversation in a new space I inhabit. In the United States, my brown skin gives me away as the “other” and people ask “Where are you from?”…