Month 6 - Jordan
Jeep racing in the Wadi Rum Desert Jordan, where do I even begin with you? I spent only five weeks in this beautiful country and it was enough to fall in love with the place and find a sense of community and home. I have had several friends visit and live in Jordan before and they seriously downplayed it. I was drawn by the food, hospitality, diversity, and richness of culture. Maybe I only fell so in love because I was fortunate to have found such a community. During the majority of my time in Jordan I had the opportunity to work at an organization called Shams community located in the heart of Amman. I found the opportunity online on workaway.info and thought its mission and work was really admirable. Shams is an organization based on the premise that change starts at the individual. Every individual has the ability to create change in their own lives, as well as in their communities and different circles. It's a community social enterprise that works towards thi...