When Reina Cain applied to spend a semester abroad in Jordan, she figured it was a long shot.
“I was like, this is never going to happen. I’ll just put my hat in there,” the Pace High School junior said. “And then somehow I got in, and then I was on my way into Jordan.”
What followed was seven months of language lessons, cultural discoveries and new friendships. However, that trip was cut short in March when regional military tensions prompted organizers to send the group home early.
