The Journey in Jordan continues. Today our task was to document Iraqi Athletes and Coaches who fled to Jordan because of terrorist kidnapping and murder activities. Our first stop was the Jordian Newspaper: Al Dustor. We met with reporters who provided us with a list of coaches and athletes in the country and arranged for us to met Fadi Zureikat, the Director of the King Hussen Sports City. He works directly under Prince Ali Ben Al Hussen. He agreed to be interviewed as a Jordian Official and explain their role in helping Iraqi athletes and the refugees. We met another Olympic and World Cup Iraqi Soccer Coach Adnan Hamadan. He fled to Iraq in 2004 and now coaches the Jordian Soccer team called Al-Faysaley. We went to his afternoon practice and where I shot the practice and interviewed two Soccer Players who play for the team.
One of the highlights of the day included visiting the Al-Faysaley Club house and meeting Baker Aladwan who ran the club. We got the grand tour and he insisted that I hold the first World Cup they won in 1944 and take a picture with it and then Hashem got to don a uniform and hold the latest trophy from the Asian Games.
Some trivia:
Where ever you go, it is the custom to offer, coffee and tea and it is an insult if you do not accept it. We went to over 10 different locations today, its 11:00PM Jordanian time and I'm WIRED.
Everybody and I mean everybody in this country smokes cigarettes. Yesterday I got sick from an interview in a small room with three people smoking at once.
So between the coffee, tea and ciggarettes I'm coming back wired and stinky.
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