Women touch up their makeup in the bathroom and walk around campus clustered together in groups. All wear their best hijabs and fanciest shoes—many even daring to wear high heels. Men are dressed in the European fashions. It’s obvious just by looking around that the campus seems to be largely female. That’s because it is. 65 percent of the student body is female.
I feel like a freshman all over again. I have no idea where anything is. On Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, I only have one Arabic class from 9-12. On Monday and Wednesday, I have my other 3 classes from 11-5. Campus is centered around the “clocktower” a famed meeting place for Jordanian students. The University of Jordan has about 35,000 students, and CIEE makes up the largest international population on campus.
After class I went and got shoes from Mecca Mall (Yes, that is what they call there mall.) I needed new sandals since mine broke climb all up in some ancient ruins yesterday. I realized as I was perusing the shoe racks that Jordanian women love their feet. Their feet are their accessory. And do they ever accessorize. All colors, all styles. Want a gladiator 4 inch stiletto in purple suede—they will have it. Want to wear tennis shoes with out wearing socks. They got that covered with shoes that have built in socks. Want to have the business in the front party in the back shoe in a floral pattern, check.
Needless to say, I found myself in shoe heaven and ended up buying some insanely cute sandals and another pair of studded gladiators all for around 21 bucks. T’was lovely.
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