My host siblings are adorable

Indisputable photographic proof can be found here.
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When it rains...

I feel like, having grown up in Eugene and studied in Portland for two years, I am a pretty well qualified judge on the subject of rain. And the rain in Amman is CRAZY! It doesn't rain very often, but when it does, it rains buckets and dogs and basically floods the city for the duration. The ground doesn't really absorb water, and there are very few flat places in the city, so the result is massive rivers pouring down most streets and large lakes forming at the lowest points. As soon as it stops raining, though, things start to dry out, until sometimes only a few hours later you can see stretches of dry street between the puddles.

I've been told that Jordan really does have four seasons, but right now I'm having trouble believing it, since we went from a week of +70 F temperatures to wind, rain, and chill. I actually considered wearing my down jacket today. This transition was made even harder by the fact that I spent the weekend in Aqaba, where it was even warmer, while in Amman in rained and got cold during that time.
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