Amber Montgomery studied abroad in Amman, Jordan for two months, living with a Jordanian host family and furthering her studying of the Arabic language. Amber was able to observe and actively participant in the entire holy Islamic month of Ramadan during her stay, in which she participated in fasting for a day, learned how to properly pray, and experience many traditions of the holiday. In addition, she often volunteered at a local mosque to help serve food for Iftar and Suhoor, and also often gave out water, juice, and dates on the streets to Muslims in their cars who were running late for Iftar. Amber made many new Jordanian friends, young and old, in which she was able to comfortably discuss often taboo subjects of culture, politics, religion, relations between men and woman, education, family, marriage, and gain insight to the culture. She was able to drastically improve her Arabic in the local dialect by dedicating herself to using as much Arabic as possible at home and out and about in Amman. On breaks from classes, Amber was able to travel to incredible places and experience amazing adventures like riding a camel through the Wadi Rum desert, hiking up a mountain in Petra, floating in the Dead Sea, snorkeling in the Red Sea, visiting mosques and churches around Amman, being invited to a Shabbat dinner in Jerusalem, exploring Ramallah and finding Yassar Arafat's tomb, and seeing the birthplace of Jesus.