| My son is traveling to Jordan this summer to study Arabic and do research. I, like you, was nervous at first, but I did my homework and decided that he was going to be in a safe situation. His Jordanian school has lots of students from the USA and Europe and provides a thorough orientation for them. They meet planes at the airport. They arrange outings through reputable companies. He's had Hepatitis A and Typhoid shots from the travel clinic. He has emergency evacuation insurance and a medical plan just in case.
Obviously, I wouldn't allow him to go "just anywhere", but I think that Jordan is safe. (Certainly safer than the city we live in!) He's had friends study there in the past 2 years, too; one of them liked it so much, that he's returning.
Ultimately, I decided that I have to "Walk the Talk". It isn't enough just to tell my son that I want him to lead a broad life; I have to let him live it. |