No news is good news.

Hooray! It's the weekend. I am sitting in an internet café on a Friday night. But it's ok because I went out last night and tomorrow I need to get up early to got o Irbid to see a friend. And I have lots of studying to do.
Classes are continuing. My understanding is definitely improving. I am trying to speak more on the street, but people tend to reply in English or invite me over for dinner. I got my 3 month visa extension the other day, so now I need to begin the process of getting a 1 year residency (lots of paperwork, waiting in lines, and a blood test). I don't know that I will stay for a year, but it means I won't need to get a new visa every time I leave the country, and I will get a cool ID card.
Last night I had dinner with a couple people from my class and their respective roommates. I don't have a roommate, so I showed up on my own. I am still ok with living on my own. I have 2 bedrooms and lots of space, so you should come and visit!
I ran into a friend at a coffee shop later, and ended up going to a free concert. Oh, how I miss seeing live music. I can't even remember the last show I saw in the states. But I must've seen one this summer before leaving. I missed the first act which I was told was "traditional music", but made it in time to see a Syrian Jazz band which did covers of Pat Methany and Chick Corea, and the final group-Lebanese rappers. It was so strange to see a bunch of Arab guys all thugged out wearing baggy pants, baseball jerseys, big watches and necklaces, backward hats… One guy had corn rows, another a sweat band. They rapped to pre-recorded tracks. I couldn't understand most of what they were saying, but I probably wouldn't have gotten it in Enlgish, either. Two words I caught were "homeland" and "to heal, recover". And they did a french song. It was quite entertaining.
I got a couple of long sleeve shirts and a sweater at a flea market today. I really need to get more stuff soon. It SERIOUSLY rained the other day. And it is getting really chilly...
The bird flu is a comin'. A new friend just left for Baghdad. Ramadhan is more than halfway over. Stuff id bound to get exciting soon.