Call it writers block, call it last-two-weeks-before-graduation-project-submission-deadline syndrome… whatever it is, I know I haven't been blogging as much as I would like to lately. There are so many thoughts on my mind that I want to share, but every time I sat down to write in the past few days the introduction would sound like a lot of whining and venting about all the things pressuring me and stressing me out… until yesterday…
I realized that walking up Rainbow Street is therapeutic for me. It has a way of making me feel so peaceful and goofy happy. I was walking back up the street yesterday, noticing little details of the beautiful old houses and enjoying the perfect weather, when I slowed down next to "Bawwabet Al-Sharq" Handcrafts shop… and right then, the door opens and a head peaks out looking at me from across the street, and it turns out to be one of my dear classmates from school whom I hadn't ran into for almost two years!! It was such a lovely surprise seeing her… it turned out she's been handling the place since her sister, who established it, moved to England. I went in and we sat talking and catching up on each other's news and stories. A few minutes later a friend of my sister's came in; a nice coincidence that assures the typical Ammani character of the day. It was such a pleasure to walk around the shop and admire the hand-embroidered cushions and scarves and bags. I am just so in love with these things. When I told my project partners that I want to wear a traditional dress instead of a suit for our final presentation, they were adamant in their insistence that it's inappropriate. Is it?? With a vote of three to one there wasn't much I could say, we are one lovely team… but I really want to invest in one of those dresses, they are gorgeous.
I left the place with plans for a class reunion or gathering in the near future, and I went on with my walk up the street, to pause again at a sign that drew my attention…
I realized that walking up Rainbow Street is therapeutic for me. It has a way of making me feel so peaceful and goofy happy. I was walking back up the street yesterday, noticing little details of the beautiful old houses and enjoying the perfect weather, when I slowed down next to "Bawwabet Al-Sharq" Handcrafts shop… and right then, the door opens and a head peaks out looking at me from across the street, and it turns out to be one of my dear classmates from school whom I hadn't ran into for almost two years!! It was such a lovely surprise seeing her… it turned out she's been handling the place since her sister, who established it, moved to England. I went in and we sat talking and catching up on each other's news and stories. A few minutes later a friend of my sister's came in; a nice coincidence that assures the typical Ammani character of the day. It was such a pleasure to walk around the shop and admire the hand-embroidered cushions and scarves and bags. I am just so in love with these things. When I told my project partners that I want to wear a traditional dress instead of a suit for our final presentation, they were adamant in their insistence that it's inappropriate. Is it?? With a vote of three to one there wasn't much I could say, we are one lovely team… but I really want to invest in one of those dresses, they are gorgeous.
I left the place with plans for a class reunion or gathering in the near future, and I went on with my walk up the street, to pause again at a sign that drew my attention…
It always makes me very excited and happy to see a new bookshop opening in town. I went in, and- believe it or not- I saw another friend from university whom I hadn't seen in quite a while. The pleasure of scanning the bookshelves and admiring their collection was only surpassed by the great news that part of the bookstore will be turned into a café. They expect to have it ready by the end of the January, and people will be able to sit on the couches and sip a coffee while flipping through a book, an idea I always felt was missing in Amman. Here's another reason to adore Rainbow Street ;)
Did you know that a taxi ride from the first circle to the 8th, at noon, would take around 18 minutes and cost around 1.47 JD? Just wait till they're done with the tunnel at the intersection of the 4th… it would probably take no more than 10 minutes then to go from one end of Amman to the other.
To top things off, work was very nice. As I was heading out to go home at 5:00 PM, it was just starting to rain and I decided to walk a bit before taking a cab. Walking is amazing because it gets you to notice and stop at things that you might miss while in a car. I came across this very interesting place called "House of Heritage" (in King Hussein Medical Center Street), and decided to go in for a look…
Here is what I found ;)
If anyone has an idea what this last object is, please share.
(click on the pics to enlarge)
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