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Riya J.

Advanced Arabic Language Amman, Jordan
Hometown: Nashville, TN

Hi! My name is Riya Jain. I am from Nashville, TN and am an Economics and Political Science double major at Johns Hopkins University.

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Creative Spaces

By Riya J.

The bass vibrating in my chest, the beat controlling my arms and legs like a marionette doll, the melody and harmony changing roughly every three and a half minutes -... keep reading

Observations on University in Jordan

By Riya J.

CIEE Amman offers us the opportunity to take a class at Princess Sumaya University of Technology. Wanting to meet Jordanians my age, I took the opportunity and signed up for... keep reading

The Kufiya: Wrapping up the Semester

By Riya J.

The kufiya is a traditionally red & white or black & white scarf worn by men across the Arab world. The ghutrah, shemagh, ḥaṭṭah, or mashadah - as it’s called... keep reading

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