Everything has been truly spectacular - the students and the 2 teachers are attending classes, leadership programs, and other activities as well as living with the students in their dorms. I just returned (now 10:30pm here) from a dinner/BBQ they had for the Brilliant Students (as they are referred to) and it was hard to not let the emotions take over. They truly are all having an event of a lifetime and the best part is....they each know it. Tonight the Jordanian students shared a game where all the students were in a circle. One student begins with a large ball of yarn tied to his hand and he tosses the yarn to another person in the circle and says
something special about the person i.e. Hassan, thank you for coming
this far to be here - you are a new friend for life.... This continued for 30 minutes as the yarn criss-crossed the entire group connecting them all; creating a very unique symbol of why I began this. It was one of the most moving things I have ever seen.



Monday they had a fascinating tour of Parliament, meeting with a Director, the Secretary-General of the house and a private tour of the senate. Truly amazing experience for them.

I also met with the director of the Jubilee School and she is over the moon about us and an ongoing exchange - this was all really meant to happen. Again, the higher power (whatever his/her name is) is working with the Brilliant team even here.

Scott