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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In which Zach ventures “across the river” for the second time to visit the famous city of Nazareth, Jesus’ childhood home. Although not packed with places to visit, the schwarma sandwiches were delicious and the new companions he met were superb.

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When I returned from Europe to Jordan almost exactly one month ago, I came back to a different social scene that when I left. School got out at Whitman a week after I left, and most of my fellow teacher friends had left, including the two Jons, my neighbors up the street. With Whitman no […]

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First, I have to say shame on you Vienna for not offering the ‘City Name’ Card the same way that Innsbruck and Salzburg do. Although I’ve enjoyed my time in the city and the weather has been at Jordan-levels of lovely, it’s been a lot more difficult for me to see things within the city […]

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