Yesterday was the last day of the Musica Sacra Festival, the international music exposition involving a dozen choirs sharing their culture and religion with the German people. I can’t believe how quickly time has flown past since we arrived in Frankfurt, then Münich on the morning of the 21st. We have a few more concerts […]

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Back in March, before I got caught up in planning my trip to Egypt and completely lost track of my blog’s former punctuality, my dear English friend and former fellow trainer at Ayn al Basha came back to Jordan after a 6 month leave. As Nicholas and I were catching up, it turns out that […]

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I think I’ve set a new record so far for non-updating in the month of May. I feel like I’m either getting lazier with the blog or just getting busier in general and the two are definitely proving to be mutually exclusive. Having done the amateur blogging “thing” for the past 3 years now (mid […]

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In which Zach takes a weekend hiking trip to Wadi Hasa (???? ???) with 7 friends in the south of Jordan. The satisfying difficulty of the trip, combined with amazing scenery, hot springs, and tranquil solitude made it unforgettable!

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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 wraps up the last day of his trip with a final visit to the Egyptian Museum, and then attends an incredibly heart-warming church service with Sudanese refugees living in Cairo. And now, it’s homeward bound back to Jordan!

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