Today was a day of sudden appearances from people and hilarious encounters...
#1. I went to buy some oranges. Started picking them out. Random grocery store employee approaches me and *I think* he said "these are juicer" and insisted that I get some other ones.
#2. I wrote down the address of my afternoon meeting incorrectly. Fortunately, my taxi driver, Tariq, was amazing and drove me around until...
#3. Sudud, a friend and employee of the place I was looking for, was walking down the street and helped me find the right place.
#4. After waiting forever to find a taxi, Walaa, a student at the meeting I was attending, gave me a lift back to my hotel, and on the walk into my hotel I ran into...
#5. Mohammad. Anyone who's been to Amman with me knows Mohammad who works downtown at a touristy gift shop. He got me a cup of tea and we chatted for a while. He showed me how to use public transportation to get to the airport (which I'll never use again, but it's good to know it exists).
#6. Tim arrived! Yay!
#7. Another Mohammed, with whom I had a very nice phone conversation with, is going out of his way to provide some critical support to my research.
And by the way, Tim unknowingly tipped someone the equivalent of 14 USD to steal his bags and put them in the truck of the taxi at the airport. I don't think he wants anyone to know that.
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