S. G.

This blog recounts my travels while studying Arabic language in Amman, Jordan. All photography by me or on my camera unless otherwise stated.

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The start of something new

Friday August 1, 2014, 4:03 pm
I am always ready for a challenge, but it gets to me. Naturally, I am always ready for change because I always need to improve on myself while handling challenges. On my mind today are the challenges I took on this summer - RA job, intensive second-year Arabic, gaining health and losing weight, and having a social life all at once. To be honest, I have been handling everything okay except for the staying healthy part! While I have gotten regular exercise and significantly improved my diet (which has helped with getting rid of acne and losing weight), I have not been sleeping enough! This week in particular has been pretty horrible and it ended with today - I literally ate it while walking up the steps to get coffee at Peet’s and then I was dying through about 3 hours of class before I finally asked Haitham if I could leave early. I feel a bit better now...

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