In which Zach begins training his second group of Iraqis, although this time they’re not refugees but fellow teachers themselves.

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I’ve been back in Jordan for a little over a week now, and my internal schedule has more or less readjusted back to normal. However, I have a feeling that a large percentage of that may be because the internet at my house has not worked since my return. Not having funny cat videos, tech […]

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For the third time now, I’ve said goodbye to my friends and family back in America and returned to Jordan. I kept myself busy in my last few days in the country, attending (and helping host) Ty’s New Year’s Eve From The Future bash (where I dressed in a dishdash, because in the future all […]

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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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So, in case you didn’t already hear about it, the TSA has released some more or less official plans on what they’re going to do following the antics of some Nigerian guy who attempted to explode himself and a plan using some sort of weird diaper with uncombined explosive compounds or some other idiotic idea. […]

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In which Zach makes some interesting observations on how often certain cities in the Middle East have their Google Earth satellite photos updated, compared with his own hometown and also large cities in Israel. He was surprised by what he found, but actually…not too much.

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