Here I am, from the small town of Tyrone, Pennsylvania – currently driving to the airport of Pittsburgh to board my flight to Amman, Jordan!! I will be there for two months of my summer. I am feeling so many emotions, anxious, excited and enlightened. I have always known I wanted to travel the world, but I never guessed it would be so soon at the age of 18. Learning the Arabic language the past there years have been amazing and I canno believe I will be able to experience the culture myself in the real setting and gain a higher perspective of the middle east like this.

I will be stopping in Dubai for a ten hour layover on my way to Jordan, and I couldn’t be more thrilled! I am going to try to visit the Burj Khalifa while I am there and will get great pictures (Cross fingers). I will keep you all updated! Send prayers and safety please 🙂

~Katie Bowser