Challenges Encountered

I had so much support whether at the Aaliyah School for Girls, whether in speaking with members of Parliament, or to Jordanian female lawyers, they all understood, the problem of pornography and gained further knowledge on its ties to human trafficking while in Jordan, so to influence them, and in education, and to inspire students in speaking to them on social enterprises at the Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship, there was such an interest in these topics, it warmed my heart, so I didn't encounter too many challenges in getting my purposed message across, in fact, I found great allies.

I think the challenges that I encountered was in seeing the difference between genders in Jordan, and the political landscape in being an American could at times presented a challenge. I was so fortunate to travel with my great friend, and roommate who lives in Jordan, so I did not have to navigate waters alone, standing out as a blond, pale skinned girl from America.  I think the greatest challenge for me was being able to fit everything in, and in feeling like there was so much more that needed to be done, contacts that needed to be made while I was there, and not feeling like that had been completely accomplished, due to my lack of time. My heart did break over issues that were present in the country, that I wasn't tackling at the time, such as honor killings and animal welfare and education on spaying/neutering. Two weeks just wasn't enough time to feel that I had accomplished enough, as so much more could be done.