Day 3 & 4: Family Interviews

Day Three 3/13/16 Today, it took us two hours to get from Amman to the Al-Azraq camp by car, which was faster than with the truck. The plan for the day was to go to the Syrian refugees' homes and interview them.  When we arrived at the center early in the afternoon we were told that refugees had been waiting to speak to us to share their stories and ask for help since 8AM. We began our interviews at the Al-Azraq center and made our way to the apartments in the surrounding area. For the next six hours we heard endless stories about their challenging...

On ground, Day 1 & 2

Day 1 Itinerary: Shopping for Tents 3/11/16 Our first day in Jordan... We're excited and anxiously waiting to see what the week will hold. We met with Aminah from Humanitarian Family Aid at 12PM to discuss our schedule for the week and what our plans will consist of.  From 2PM to 7PM we traveled around Jordan to shop for the fabric and frame that we will be using to build the tent of the makeshift school. We visited eight shops to receive...