We made it!

Well the Penn State crew made it safely into Amman, Jordan this afternoon; without loosing any luggage or students. After the flight over the Atlantic, we arrived into Jordan around 5:00pm local time (which would have been 10:00am back in Penn State). Although a tad long, the plane had some great food, except for the questionable eggs. When we arrived at the airport, we were greeted by our tour guide from Petra Moon, Raed. After collecting our bags, we were off to Amman, a half hour trip from the airport. After arriving at the Red Rose Hotel, we unpacked our bags and quickly hit the road in search of money and food. Thanks to the help from Sean Lobar, the group's designated Arabic expert, we were able to find an excellent local restaurant. Although most of us were looking for a simple dish for dinner, the restaurant's owner decided that instead we should be treated to an array (and by array I mean an entire table covered in two layers of food) of Jordanian food. We had bright pink, garlic-soaked cauliflower, olive leaves, hummus, peppers, pita bread, kabobs [meat and vegetable], fruit juices, and many other dishes that I'm not sure how to describe. Everything was really good. The restaurant also had a belly dancer for entertainment. Then we all came back to the hotel, and as it is 11:15 here, have decided to head to bed.
-Spud

One of the views driving into Amman

Sean attempting (and surprisingly succeeding) at finding a place to eat