Jordan is a small country that I honestly do not know anything about.  Learning about the country of Jordan, for me was more interesting than the other guest speaker from Iraq.  Not only do I think that the guest speaker from Jordan did a better job, but I also thought that her home country was more interesting.  I learned a lot from her, from what religion they practice to what they do in there leisure time. I was surprised to find out that they pretty much watch the same shows and movies that Americans watch, but they keep them a little more conservative.  She also knew what kind of music that we like to listen to, because they listen to the same in her country.

            A big part of her culture that I was surprised to find out about was the act that it is optional for them to wear their scarves around their face.  I always thought that it was mandatory for them and that they would be punished if they were found without wearing them.  Their religion was a surprise to me also.  Their main religion is Islam, but there are also a lot of Christians and Muslims.  She told us that they all get along very well also, which is kind of surprising to me.  The war in Iraq is not really affecting Jordan as much as I thought that it would either, which is good.  Jordan seems to be a rather peaceful country that may be kind of nice to visit someday.