My trip to Jordan, part 3: I experience Ramadan

My trip to Jordan was particularly exciting because I was there during the month of Ramadan, which is an important time for Muslims. As you will remember, I have previously visited three other countries where the majority of the people are Muslims: Pakistan, Tunisia, and Turkey. Like those countries, most of the people in Jordan practice Islam. Ramadan is a month that occurs every year on the Islamic calendar. It begins with a new moon and lasts either 29 or 30 days until the next new moon. During that entire month, Muslims devote themselves to their religion by "fasting" while the sun is up. From sunrise to sunset, pious Muslims do not eat any food or drink any water.

My trip to Jordan, part 2: I eat the food

I ate so much good food during my trip to Jordan that I have decided to make an entire post about the things I ate. There is nothing more fun when you go traveling than eating the cuisine of the place you are visiting. I would really encourage you to go to an Arab restaurant or supermarket near your house if you want to try some of the things I talk about. I'm mostly going to talk about things you can eat for dessert (naturally!), but Jordanians, like other Arabs, also have a lot of great food that you can eat before dessert.

My trip to Jordan, part 1: I see the sights

I recently took a wonderful trip to Jordan with my friends Kyle and Arbella. Jordan is a country in the Middle East that borders Israel, the West Bank, Syria, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. Can you find it on a map? It might be difficult to find, since it isn't a very big country. It's in a very dry place, and much of the country is covered by desert.

Jordan is an Arab country in which people speak Arabic. Do you remember which other Arab country I have visited before? That country was Tunisia, where I went with my friend Aisha. The people of Jordan and the people of Tunisia share a common language (Arabic) and a common majority religion (Islam). Even so, because these two countries are quite far apart, there are a lot of differences between them.