Mademoisielle: Yalla, bye!

9,5 months of living in Amman. Two suitcases (now four.. ahem). 285 days being away from home. Countless hours of skype conversations. It's been a good year. I've learned so much, not only Arabic - the reason I came here in the first place - but also personally: I went from being the quite shy Belgian girl who didn't know anyone when she came here, and who couldn't understand more than a few sentences of Arabic dialect to a more self-assured multi-lingual (ahem...) woman who isn't afraid to stand up for herself, who can have full conversations with native speakers (and most importantly: tell them off when they're being rude or inappropriate) and who has made friendships for life. I'm so grateful that I got to experience all of this. There have been moments where I was asking myself "what the hell am I doing here" or "is this all worth it" but in the end I can say that it definitely was. Despite the hard times - when I was missing my loved ones, when Arabic class wasn't going well or when I get catcalled for the 2589635th time - this has been the best year of my life so far. So without further ado, a little recap of the past 9,5 months. Enjoy!