I am heading for the Middle East. I will be in a Teacher Training Seminar in Jordan. I will be therefor one month, studying Arabic and Arabic literature. We will also be visiting with refugees of the Warin Iraq, red cross workers and tutoring women and girls. The trip was originally a Fulbright tripbut the gov didn't fund it this year. The program is through the UCSB center for Middle Easternstudies. ( gmenicucci@isber.ucsb.edu.) I believe there are 21 teachers, from California going on this trip. I was selected to go! I am thrilled! I will be able to tell my students and fellow teachers firsthand,what is actually going on over there. We will even be attending an educational seminar sponsoredby Queen Noor.
My friends are worried about me for many reasons. I plan to wear long covered clothes, covermy hair and wear little if any jewelry! Also, I think I have to take off my nail polish for a month.I guess I will be undercover! These things are all the opposite of how I usually dress! It will bea challenge to not be my conspicuous American self! Let me know if you'd like more info , I will bekeeping a photo journal and an email one!!
Suzanne Fritsch
Teacher
PUSD
Walnut Creek
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Mom, I think you left 1 thing out for things not to do while in Jordan. Don't smoke your regular dose of crack in the morning!
Hi cutie..You are on your way to S.B. and then the great adventure. You are the pioneer woman of our entire family as no one has ever been to Jordan. Yea!!! Hurray 4 you. We eagerly await your input and send love from Tom and Mom
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