In which Zach leaves Jordan for two weeks to return to America, and comments on jet lag, Israel/Gaza, and racial profiling in airports.

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In which Zach returns to Petra to visit Jebel Haroun (Aaron’s Mountain), hike almost 20 miles, and almost fall off a cliff.

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I can’t believe that it’s already drawing near the end of my first four months in Jordan. Time has really flown; it still seems like yesterday that I was meeting Ahmad at the airport, awkwardly shaking hands with him while carrying what seemed like a dozen bags, and taking my first sleep-stupored bus ride into […]

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In which Zach celebrates Christmas season by joining Jordan’s largest Christian choral group in song in their annual Holiday Concert.

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In which Zach takes his second trip down to south Jordan – back to Wadi Rum – in order to celebrate Thanksgiving and camp out with his friends in the lovely desert.

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Perhaps it’s just the fact that I spent the weekend sleeping outside under the stars in the desert, without a hat, and when I woke up I was covered in cold dew droplets, but I’m not feeling particularly healthy this morning. Thanksgiving was excellent; in fact, I had two of them – one with my […]

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