Rain

Today I was planning to go into Amman to do some much needed sightseeing of the city's attractions, such as King Abdullah Mosque or Amman's Roman aqueduct. But, since Jordan's long awaited rainy season is hitting us with a monsoon today, I think I'll just take it easy and stay on campus. I said that the rainy season was long awaited, but that isn't entirely true. We had had one or two rain storms before today's, but not enough to adequately prepare Jordan for the summer and the harvest season. So, really, I'm happy that it's raining today because I'm always hearing that Jordan is on the verge of a drought and that Jordan "is in real trouble". One of our students even submitted an article about the steps Jordan needs to take in response to the lack of rain to a student journalism competition. But, to be honest, we haven't yet experienced any hardship here at school. I'm still taking unnecessarily long showers, the school is still watering the grass, and people in the city are still washing their cars in the streets. Maybe this happens every year? One thing that really has been bothering people (or the students at least) is the complete lack of snow this winter. King's Academy is basically selling itself to prospective students by saying that part of its boarding experience involves living on a campus covered in snow. We have pictures of the school's winter wonder land on our stationary, admissions brochures, and even on our website. But students are still hoping that we'll get at least one snowfall before the end of winter.