I can remember getting off the plane and meeting Ahmad as clear as it was yesterday instead of 54 weeks ago, but I can’t remember packing for my first flight to Jordan that preceded it. As I sit here, taking the time to type a noticeably brief entry with less than 24 hours remaining before […]

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It’s been a busy week since returning from Egypt. Within a few hours after finishing my last blog post, I found an email from the choir reminding me that we had our Easter/Spring Concert coming up in only a few days. We had two shows with the Amman Symphony Orchestra, and one of the “kid’s […]

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In which Zach meets the senior bishop of the Anglican Church, the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams.

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Snow! In Jordan! Lots of it! Expect massive delays, stocking up on fuel reserves, and chaos and flooding in the streets! Also…school cancellations! This is what we residents of Amman were treated to via word of mouth, newspapers, and radio announcements. With all of the talk, you might have thought that the second coming was […]

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In which Zach takes part in an Islamic prayer, al-Sulaah, for the first time as part of an interest in the practice and rituals of Islam. His friends and coworkers have varying reactions to this, from congratulatory joy to more cautious warnings.

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In which Zach describes a typical visit to the famous Schwarma Reem on Second Circle, from the perspective of a typical patron versus an editor and photographer from the New York Times!

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