In which Zach updates from the airport, about to start off on his two-week journey into central Asia to visit family there, as well as describing his new group of students.

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After my usual early morning Friday biking with Cycling Jordan, I ended up staying over at Kamal and his fiance Ruth’s apartment in north Amman, as we were doing some Linux work on Kamal’s laptop. Whiskey was consumed, and I was given the guest room to drag my weary self to, still dressed in my […]

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In which Zach visits Syria, his first Arab country outside of Jordan, with his choir, Dozan wa Awtar, and explores the city of Damascus and the Umayyad Mosque. They join with 2 other choirs from Lebanon and Syria to make beautiful music at the lovely Church of the Olives in the heart of the Old City.

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In case I didn’t mention it all the months ago when I arrived in Jordan, the city water pipes of Amman only run once a week. What day of the week it happens on depends on what part of town you’re in, and in the case of the cafe it’s Wednesday. I thought that we […]

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Many months ago, when I originally arrived in Jordan, I was told about the traditional Arab affinity for firing off weaponry at weddings and the dangerous consequences that have resulted from it, but without any specific details. A couple nights ago, I was sitting with Wamidh at his house, after he and his wife invited […]

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In which Zach has a relatively normal Sunday: goes to an Easter church service on the top of Mount Nebo, then visits the ruined Roman city of Jerash for a second time, this time actually going inside the park. Then he goes back to Amman and eats sheep brains.

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