Inspiring... (I wonder if something like this could be organised in Jordan?)

I had been hearing about this campaign to clean up Slovenia in one day, mostly from former students of mine. I thought it was an excellent idea and was very sad that I am no longer in Slovenia to participate in something so wonderful. The idea was inspired by a documentary about a similar campaign, which took place in Estonia in 2008. It was organised by the organisation "Ecology without Borders" and took place yesterday. The most inspiring part of it is that about 250,000 volunteers showed up, removing about 80,000 cubic metres of garbage!
Now, I wonder if it would be possible to organise something like this here in Jordan?
Here are some articles about the campaign:
Link 1
Link 2
Link 3 (in Slovenian)

The last few days in Amman...pt.II -- Downtown with Lina

Last Thursday, I finally had the pleasure of meeting Lina in person. Just over a year ago, I had sent an e-mail to Jordan planet asking about interesting things to do in Amman. Lina was kind enough to reply, which was when I began reading her extremely interesting blog Into the Wind.

Lina is someone that I'm sure everyone loves when they meet her. People sing her praises all the time (Kinzi, Sandmonkey)
and it isn't surprising! She truly is a wonderful person and no words could do her justice. This is why I'll keep the rest of mine simple...
Some more reasons why Lina is cool:


She'll take you to those hidden urban treasures that show you a part of Amman's soul...



Her smile brightens up a room...

She knows where to find good books... and from what I gathered, calls everyone "uncle"She knows where to find excellent knaffeh...

And cozy places to enjoy a nice warm beverage (Jafra Café)

She doesn't make fun of me when I make mistakes in Arabic :) And according to Omar, she's very good at bargaining (thanks for getting me a deal on the scarves...)


And I'm sure that everyone who knows her will agree that she's great to hang out with; you can't help but be in a good mood around her.
And she gives amazing tours of downtown... Thanks Lina :)

Some more pics I took that morning:

The last few days in Amman... pt.I

Back in Ljubljana now, back to work, back to the routine, back to procrastinating... Two weeks passed by so quickly and so much happened that I need an extra week off. I'm already being hit with translation deadlines, but prefer to take a break and share with you some of the nicer moments of my last few days in Amman...

Like having a coffee and smoking a shisha with my friend Sona...

Trying the best hummus in town :)

Seeing something that Slovenians could learn a lot from: a mosque and a church, side by side...


Meeting up with Mira, Rania and Hind at Wild Jordan. I absolutely love this place! The company was great....


and so was the view :)Ok, back to work... coming very soon: Downtown Amman with Lina :)

Amman
Wild Jordan
Jordan

Some pics taken in and around Amman

Amman
Jordan

Amer, you crack me up....

Ok, some might see this as offensive, but it's a joke ok!
These pics represents what you get when you cross an Arab with a Slovene:


A drunk terrorist!
The guy in the pic is my significant other's brother Amer. Dude, you are hilarious!
drunk
Jordan
Slovenia
terrorist

Never thought I'd have to go to the Middle East to see snow this year...

Back home on the sunny side of the Alps, Christmas was a green one this year. I had been complaining about missing the snow since the beginnning of December. Who would have guessed I would have to go to Jordan to see snow this winter?
Here are some pics:


Amman
Jordan
snow