A few years ago, I taught my Iranian friend Jamak the meaning of her name. She was very amused that an American would be the first to teach her something so personal. Well, I had discovered a web site created by an Iranian-American professor that was dedicated to Persian names. The professor wanted to help Iranian-Americans to retain some of their cultural identity. I suppose that I have a talent for discovering hidden treasures, of a sort.

When am I going to Amman? Perhaps after I win the lottery? Seriously, I would like to visit a lot of places, but traveling is expensive. So, I have been focusing on discovering new things near where I live. Of course, the internet allows me to travel virtually all over the world.

Since you are interested in the 4D theater, I asked Attawie where it is located in Amman. Here is her reply:

“About 4D theater, It’s in Mecca Mall, next to Prime Megastore. I think that would be the third floor. It’s on the corner.

They had a movie about space coming soon, and other 6 movies. the movie lasts for about 25 or 35 minutes because some people can’t handle more than that time.”

I was thinking that you might take a group of kids there, perhaps after they complete their next special project. I think they would have a lot of fun.

Actually i like your ideas very much… maybe i should do this… i am reading an interesting book right now… i will start paying attention to style… good idea:)

Do you want to write a book in English and try to have it published? If so, then don’t worry too much about your grammar. It is the job of an editor to fix small problems with grammar.

If it would make you more comfortable to improve your grammatical skills then take a course. Or, maybe there is a web site that can help you. I will look into that.

I know that you love to read. Why don’t you take one of your favorite novels and instead of re-reading it, go through it slowly and study how the author has structured her/his sentences. When I am reading, I often pause to look at grammatical style. I sometimes learn new things this way, but I also sometimes find errors that the book editors missed!

I realized that i have never studied english properly… I lack simple grammatical basics… i have problems with structuring sentences and so on… I have been thinking about this quite a lot lately… i am looking for a course where i can learn how to write properly. does it make any sense?

My friend Attawie recently returned to UAE after a visit to Amman. She said that she learned to play pool and that she went to see a 4D movie. I had never heard of a 4D movie. Apparently, when it rains in the movie, it also rains on the audience! When the airplane in the movie crashes, the audience gets jarred by the moving seats. It sounds really intense!

I guess I’ve lost my touch..”yeah right! ”

Thanks about the movies… i am sure it is not that easy…. I am hoping it is easier than writing… these days i have serious issues when it comes to writing… i have simply lost my faith that i can write!