Yesterday marked my first week in Jordan, and although it was just coincidental, Philip and I went to a party thrown by some of his American friends on the other side of Amman. It was a lot of fun to kick back after a week of hard work and it was even more of a […]

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Zach travels south of the Dead Sea and experiences a traditional Arabic meeting and dinner in the company of the Sheikh Suliman

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So it’s been about three and a half days since I got to Jordan, and they have been busy ones. Because we don’t have the contract with IRD yet, Philip is having Ahmad and myself spend a lot of time fixing up the house, which he wants to turn into a cafe. The bathrooms need […]

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I don’t have much time tonight for extended writing (as I only have internet access from the house of one of Philip’s friends, Winkie) but I wanted to let everyone know that I’ve arrived safe and sound in Jordan as of about 10:45 this morning. The flight was excellent; once you understand that you’re a […]

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I look back at my post from a little over a year ago, before my trip to Britain, and I can chuckle about how simple a 3 week vacation in the United Kingdom is in comparison to a year-long relocation to the Middle East. Today, my last day in the United States, has been filled […]

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In which Zach goes to Cedar Point, Ohio for the first time.

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