vintageviolet
American looking for information about Jordan
Forum posts
50
Contacts
1
About me
American
Registration: 03 September 2013
Your experience of culture shock in Jordan by Christine
Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Jordan. What is ...
My husband's family doesn't segregate and there is only one male who doesn't shake hands. Mostly, everyone else does and they are all mixing all the time. Same for the whole village. I've never had a chance to be in a segregated ... Read More
Pre marital blood test Jordan by Everythingistaken
Hi, has anyone been through pre marital formalities in Jordan recently? Pre marital bloodtest.(?!)... little invasive isnt it? what do they test there for exactly? Many thanx
Hi! I went through it in 2005. What they were actually checking for was Thalassemia. Thalassemia is a genetic mutation of the blood cells akin to sickle-cell anemia. It is indigenous to the Mediterranean region, and like sickle cell, the problem ... Read More
No driving today by Primadonna
Due the weather conditions its forbidden to drive. It means that the public life is shut down. Or not? Can you work today or do you have a extra day off? What will you do? I heard many problems about the water pipelines. Some has electricity ...
Primadonna asked what people would do on that day where there was heavy snowfall and a driving ban. I commented that we did not have that heavy snowfall even though we were still basically stuck at home due to it being south of us. She discussed ... Read More
No driving today by Primadonna
Due the weather conditions its forbidden to drive. It means that the public life is shut down. Or not? Can you work today or do you have a extra day off? What will you do? I heard many problems about the water pipelines. Some has electricity ...
No snow up north where we are, until this last storm.. and then it melted in just a couple of hours. :) Read More
Old traditions
As far as I know, in my husband's village they just do this at the hospital now... but... we're both in our mid 30s and he was done this way by that guy that travels :) Read More
Housing for Assistant Professor at King Saud University Riyadh by auhassan
Hi everyone I am going to join King Saud University as Assistant Professor, I would aappreciate if someone give me information about the type of housing that KSU provide to faculty members (Assistant Professor).
Did you end up finding anything out yet? I am curious as well. Read More
General question about KSU employment and cost of living
Hi all! My husband is corresponding with a department at KSU directly (this is not for teaching English), and I was just curious-- on average, do any of you know if Assistant Professors get paid enough in salary/benefits to cover cost of living in ... Read More
Jordanian news flashes by Primadonna
This thread is dedicated to news which affects you, or you think its important and you want to share it with others. You can also discuss it here what you think of it. I will do the kick off about the rain. The Jordan Times wrote: Twelve million ...
In the US it's generally referred to as "looking through rose-colored glasses." Read More
Jordanian news flashes by Primadonna
This thread is dedicated to news which affects you, or you think its important and you want to share it with others. You can also discuss it here what you think of it. I will do the kick off about the rain. The Jordan Times wrote: Twelve million ...
I am glad for the rain. We'll need it in the north if we move there since we'll be like everyone else using it for drinking and cooking water and crops. Glad to hear more finally arrived. Read More
Whats your favorite arabic dish by Primadonna
Hi, Let's talk about food! I indeed love to discover (and taste!) new recipes and I would be interested to know the traditional dishes you would recommend. What is your favourite food of Jordan or more in general, Arabic food? What are the main ...
I really like plain falafels. I think what we make the most, though, is the cucumber/lemon/tomato/parsley salad. :) Read More
Thinking of moving to Amman, Jordan by Vwich
Hello everybody, my name is Adam Keresht. I am from the United States of American (from New Jersey to more specific) and I am thinking of moving to Amman, Jordan. I have visited the beautiful country many times and I fell in love with it. What do ...
Part of the reason cost of living may seem lower is that people are paid a lot less. Also, prices relative to income are actually higher in many cases than in the US. There are many places in the US that are not as hurried as the East Coast. You ... Read More
Time changing
I'm not really a fan of random time changes like that. I agree-- too late! Should have just left it. Read More
Time changing
Huh, good to know! I thought they weren't changing the time this year. Read More
Gardening by vintageviolet
Hi all! Are any of you gardening either in-ground or in containers? I was hoping to learn more about the availability of certain plants and your experiences with growing things. Julianna
Thanks! So out of curiosity what kinds of plants are you growing? Are you planting in ground or in containers or both? Any house plants? Read More
Gardening by vintageviolet
Hi all! Are any of you gardening either in-ground or in containers? I was hoping to learn more about the availability of certain plants and your experiences with growing things. Julianna
Thanks guys! I'm not there, so I couldn't really go looking, but am trying to figure out what to bring if we move. I want to do xeriscaping, so that involves native and drought-tolerant plants :) How your garden looks depends on your style I ... Read More
Gardening by vintageviolet
Hi all! Are any of you gardening either in-ground or in containers? I was hoping to learn more about the availability of certain plants and your experiences with growing things. Julianna
Awesome! Do you grow a cacti and succulents? Begonias? African violets? I know I have some others as well... I was thinking right now about Aloes arborescens and A. saponaria variegata, various agaves, stapelias, graptopetalums, echeverias, ... Read More
Gardening
Hi all! Are any of you gardening either in-ground or in containers? I was hoping to learn more about the availability of certain plants and your experiences with growing things. Julianna Read More
Change
Several things for sure policy wise and whatever else. But practically, I think something needs to be done about the bribes, the crazy driving, the trash, the care (or lack thereof) for animals... Read More
Kitchen/Baking by vintageviolet
Hi all! I was looking at what to bring from the US and what can I just buy in Jordan. I thought I would ask you guys if you have seen or purchased any of this stuff to help me whittle down my list... and if it's reasonably priced or of good ...
I'm hoping to get another stainless steel and copper pots and pans set. I will PM you the link I have! She says there are a ton of stores, all carrying good things and priced similarly. Read More
Best Place... by JO/EU
Hi, What is/are the place(s) you like most in Jordan? Unique... Relaxing... Exceptional... and why?
Oh yes, definitely a lot of work! Well yeah, besides the scaffolding and cutting the terraces, using ropes and ladders, the tools were pretty simple and ubiquitous to stone carvers everywhere-- flat and claw chisels, hammers, picks, mallets, and ... Read More
Best Place... by JO/EU
Hi, What is/are the place(s) you like most in Jordan? Unique... Relaxing... Exceptional... and why?
Petra was carved using scaffolding mostly and in some places a mix of excavation to expose some of the rock faces in order to construct the tombs. :) I like several places. I think each place has something nice about it. I am partial to the north ... Read More
Kitchen/Baking by vintageviolet
Hi all! I was looking at what to bring from the US and what can I just buy in Jordan. I thought I would ask you guys if you have seen or purchased any of this stuff to help me whittle down my list... and if it's reasonably priced or of good ...
Primadonna-- So I have a friend who goes to Jerusalem she sent me a link.. it looks like you can get great cookware and such of regular American quality and prices in Jerusalem! So I would think it would probably match European quality as well? ... Read More
Organize your move to Jordan by Julie
Hi all, we invite you to share your experience about moving to Jordan. Here is a list of questions which might help the ones preparing their move to Jordan: What would you bring and what would you leave behind? Is it a good idea to bring ...
It's kind of awkward. So as a graduate assistant, you don't really make much. I could go out and get a real job, but then the problem will be I have to move to a different part of the US-- so spend money relocating and then if we have a baby at ... Read More
Organize your move to Jordan by Julie
Hi all, we invite you to share your experience about moving to Jordan. Here is a list of questions which might help the ones preparing their move to Jordan: What would you bring and what would you leave behind? Is it a good idea to bring ...
Yeah... I mean the prices weren't bad-- if we had the money. Does that make sense? So that was the hitch is all. We're not by a port that will let us do port-to-port, but the trucking costs were pretty negligible-- about $200. In all, the ... Read More
Moving cats... by vintageviolet
Hi! Has anyone done this recently? I have two cats and we were hoping to ship them alone after my husband got an apartment but before I moved from here in the US. It looks, though, like RJA assumes they are accompanied. Also, does anyone know ...
OK. I am fairly sure O'Hare exists, although I haven't been there this year. I would think it's disappearance would make the news though. I mentioned there is one number for reservations in the US and it has been consistently busy, each time I've ... Read More
Moving cats... by vintageviolet
Hi! Has anyone done this recently? I have two cats and we were hoping to ship them alone after my husband got an apartment but before I moved from here in the US. It looks, though, like RJA assumes they are accompanied. Also, does anyone know ...
The kilo weight on that page is for in-cabin. They will not be going in-cabin. Please note that in-cabin is only for flights 5 hours and less. Chicago to Amman is 11-12 hours. Also no one would want to hear the siren of my cats serenading them ... Read More
Moving cats... by vintageviolet
Hi! Has anyone done this recently? I have two cats and we were hoping to ship them alone after my husband got an apartment but before I moved from here in the US. It looks, though, like RJA assumes they are accompanied. Also, does anyone know ...
Well, it doesn't state if they will be charged by weight. It also doesn't state if they are employing the tiered system of excess baggage charges. If they are changing by weight and kennel size (which seems logical and is how they price their air ... Read More
Moving cats... by vintageviolet
Hi! Has anyone done this recently? I have two cats and we were hoping to ship them alone after my husband got an apartment but before I moved from here in the US. It looks, though, like RJA assumes they are accompanied. Also, does anyone know ...
Thanks! Although I already read the RJA site and it doesn't answer that question. That is where they mention it being charged as extra baggage, but don't discuss the tiered pricing of extra baggage in relation to multiple animals, or if they are ... Read More
Organize your move to Jordan by Julie
Hi all, we invite you to share your experience about moving to Jordan. Here is a list of questions which might help the ones preparing their move to Jordan: What would you bring and what would you leave behind? Is it a good idea to bring ...
Yeah-- by boat is the way to go if you have the money. We were looking at LCL since we can't afford a 20ft container by anyone's estimate (I checked with 11 companies so far) and even LCL was pricey-- over $1000 plus THC and all the other fees, ... Read More
Moving cats... by vintageviolet
Hi! Has anyone done this recently? I have two cats and we were hoping to ship them alone after my husband got an apartment but before I moved from here in the US. It looks, though, like RJA assumes they are accompanied. Also, does anyone know ...
We're trying to find out what are the actual fees for bringing cats on RJA accompanied and unaccompanied. Read More
Moving cats... by vintageviolet
Hi! Has anyone done this recently? I have two cats and we were hoping to ship them alone after my husband got an apartment but before I moved from here in the US. It looks, though, like RJA assumes they are accompanied. Also, does anyone know ...
Thanks :) I have read all their website, the affiliate websites, and it still doesn't actually answer the question. To get the question answered, you apparently have to speak to someone. Read More
Moving cats... by vintageviolet
Hi! Has anyone done this recently? I have two cats and we were hoping to ship them alone after my husband got an apartment but before I moved from here in the US. It looks, though, like RJA assumes they are accompanied. Also, does anyone know ...
That is what I was doing :) They seem to have shut down the Chicago reservations number. We usually book online because we aren't anywhere near RJA. I have also tried e-mailing. I did finally get the NY office cargo number to work (but not their ... Read More
Kitchen/Baking by vintageviolet
Hi all! I was looking at what to bring from the US and what can I just buy in Jordan. I thought I would ask you guys if you have seen or purchased any of this stuff to help me whittle down my list... and if it's reasonably priced or of good ...
Ahh yeah I asked about cake flour and since you said the flour was fine I thought that meant it was there :) Cake flour is really finely milled and has a totally different protein and gluten content to it.. to create American-style cakes :) Read More
Kitchen/Baking by vintageviolet
Hi all! I was looking at what to bring from the US and what can I just buy in Jordan. I thought I would ask you guys if you have seen or purchased any of this stuff to help me whittle down my list... and if it's reasonably priced or of good ...
Oh so they have cake flour now? I know last time I was there it was a big problem to find it. So bittersweet/baking chocolate is on and off in supply? Good tips about the vanilla and food coloring, etc. I am most worried about the weight and ... Read More
Knitting Yarn by Maryamah
Does anyone know where i can find yarn for knitting & crocheting or is this hard to find like everything else?
I was thinking to bring some for a sweater I wanted to make.. and then maybe vacuum pack it to squish it down. My husband said he remembers wool yarn being available, but then said it's been years since he remembers his sisters knitting. He ... Read More
Moving cats... by vintageviolet
Hi! Has anyone done this recently? I have two cats and we were hoping to ship them alone after my husband got an apartment but before I moved from here in the US. It looks, though, like RJA assumes they are accompanied. Also, does anyone know ...
Yeah, I've been trying to find out from RJA but I cannot seem to get a reply. :( Read More
Do you know... by Primadonna
... that IKEA is coming to town??? The latest information that I have is that it will open his doors at the end of this year. The location is nearby the airport road, on the way to Madaba. I'am so happy but at the same time I realize that the ...
Yeah, my husband was commenting that for the prices of some things we could probably have something we liked made. But that's for later, not for now. I'm afraid that he's going to choose furniture before I get there and that it is going to be ... Read More
HI! Introduction.. by vintageviolet
Hello! I've been reading here, but had not registered... until now. My husband and I are considering a move to Jordan. After he graduates, he'd going back to go job hunting and if he finds a job, we'll move there. So this could be next summer, ...
Thanks! And yes-- having some people with experience in looking for what you may be looking for-- that's great! Read More
Organize your move to Jordan by Julie
Hi all, we invite you to share your experience about moving to Jordan. Here is a list of questions which might help the ones preparing their move to Jordan: What would you bring and what would you leave behind? Is it a good idea to bring ...
Well, that's the problem. We're both coming off grad assistantships.. so there isn't really any money to move. It will probably be airline baggage. That's why I am looking at what I can cut out. My husband has decided he thinks we shouldn't ... Read More
Kitchen/Baking
Hi all! I was looking at what to bring from the US and what can I just buy in Jordan. I thought I would ask you guys if you have seen or purchased any of this stuff to help me whittle down my list... and if it's reasonably priced or of good ... Read More
Knitting Yarn by Maryamah
Does anyone know where i can find yarn for knitting & crocheting or is this hard to find like everything else?
How is the wool yarn selection? Has anyone seen decent wool yarn and is it priced reasonably? Read More
Do you know... by Primadonna
... that IKEA is coming to town??? The latest information that I have is that it will open his doors at the end of this year. The location is nearby the airport road, on the way to Madaba. I'am so happy but at the same time I realize that the ...
Did it make it and open this summer? If so, has anyone checked out its stock and prices? Sheets were something we were going to bring.. and with an Ikea I may be able to buy things there! And hallelujah for that style furniture as opposed to what ... Read More
Organize your move to Jordan by Julie
Hi all, we invite you to share your experience about moving to Jordan. Here is a list of questions which might help the ones preparing their move to Jordan: What would you bring and what would you leave behind? Is it a good idea to bring ...
Gosh, I have been trying to decide what to bring and what not to bring. I know I'll take my clothes and shoes, and I wanted to bring some bath and bed linens. I also had some kitchen things I wanted to bring that I have heard are fairly ... Read More
Moving cats...
Hi! Has anyone done this recently? I have two cats and we were hoping to ship them alone after my husband got an apartment but before I moved from here in the US. It looks, though, like RJA assumes they are accompanied. Also, does anyone know ... Read More
HI! Introduction..
Hello! I've been reading here, but had not registered... until now. My husband and I are considering a move to Jordan. After he graduates, he'd going back to go job hunting and if he finds a job, we'll move there. So this could be next summer, ... Read More