Amman's population is 2,419,000.
- Raleigh's is 392,552.
- A 2008 census estimate of the "Research Triangle" area placed the population at 1,690,557. That estimate includes all of Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Harnett, Johnston, Orange, Person, and Wake counties. And it's still over 700,000 short of Amman.
Jordan has an area of 35,637 square miles.
- North Carolina is 53,865 square miles.
- Jordan is slightly smaller than Indiana (36,418) and slightly larger than Maine (35,385).
Amman's weather isn't that different from Raleigh's.
- The average January high and low there are 55 and 39, respectively, while Raleigh's are 50 and 30. In May, Amman's high is 82 and the low is 58. For Raleigh, those numbers are 80 and 55.
- Main difference: rainfall. Raleigh gets over four times as much precipitation as Amman.
The University of Jordan has about 39,000 students.
- VCU has about 32,000, grad/professional/med students included.
- There are about a hundred students in my program.
Amman is seven hours ahead of Eastern time.
- The Super Bowl kickoff will occur at about 1:30 AM on Monday, February 8th.
- The Opening Ceremonies of the Olympics will begin at 4 AM on Saturday, February 14th.
- VCU's earliest classes will start at 3 PM, and VCU's latest classes will end at 4:40 AM.
- When I come home in May, arriving in Raleigh, at 11:40 PM, it'll feel like 6:40 AM the next day. Gross.
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