In which Zach gives his students their first “test” after a week of classes, and provides a copy of the quiz online here as well. He also says a sad farewell to two of his cats.

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In which Zach has a whirlwind sightseeing and camping tour of the Petra ruins, the craggy mountains of Wadi Rum, and the lovely, tropical, and tax-free city of Aqaba at the edge of Saudi Arabia. A long post; but hopefully informative!

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In which Zach has his second day of teaching, and provides some photos of Ayn Al Basha’s construction. Oh yes, and kitty pictures, too.

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So there’s the big news, of course – I am now officially a teacher! An unregistered, unlicensed, untrained, and more than likely unqualified one to be sure, but I have students and they call me “Mr. Zach” so I must have done something right. The first day was on November 2, and now it’s the 5th, so you’re probably wondering – what’s been happening in the meantime?

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In which Zach meets the first Iraqi students, and goes to a couple Halloween parties. And he thought they didn’t celebrate Western holidays here!

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There’s only about a week and a half remaining before classes start at Ayn Al Basha, and I can tell that they’re going to be ridiculously busy. Since Sunday, Wajih has had me going onsite every day to help oversee the final stages of the construction, and he’s put me in charge of designing, purchasing, […]

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