After the full-house all-out success of 2009’s Ramadan Quiz night, my choir, Dozan wa Awtar, decided that we’d pull off the same feat a year later, except with available seating for another hundred guests. Last night, we had a great show at the Action Target shooting range/go-karting club just south of Amman’s city limits. Although […]

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In which Zach heads south in Ramadan 2010 to visit ancient Karak Castle, a crusader fortress perched on a mountain. Despite the heat and the need for water-drinking secrecy, it was an excellent and educational trip

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I sent an email to author Benjamin Orbach a few days ago telling him how much I enjoyed his book, Live from Jordan. He wrote back thanking me for the input and with some links to some programs he works with, like America’s Unofficial Ambassadors and Creative Learning, that are aimed at encouraging interaction between […]

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One thing that we Americans always can count on is our ability to take sides in the admittedly-petty battle of “Pepsi versus Coke.” With the exception of sponsor-bought restaurants and county fairs, we know that any store we go to will sell either one of the dark brown soft drinks and we can have our […]

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I saw this on someone else’s blog, and couldn’t help being curious. Now that I know sort of writing style this anonymous algorithm has determined I use, I’m more curious than ever to know how it arrived at this determination. I write like H. P. Lovecraft I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze […]

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This past week, Amman had a visit from America’s premier collegiate a Capella group, the Whiffenpoofs. The 14-man choir is currently in the middle of their annual world tour and thanks to the efforts of one of Dozan wa Awtar’s choir members, we were able not only have a joint concert with them this past […]

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