For the first time in a year and a half, I mounted a bicycle today with the purpose of traveling to my place of work instead of for recreation. With the Dead 2 Red just around the corner and a week and a half away, I want to make sure that I’m in the best […]

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In which Zach discusses the past week – involving his most-recent graduating students, the new training for the Dead 2 Red 2010, and Valentine’s Day gift-giving

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Cycling Jordan tries to host a few long-distance overnight trips each year, and now as the weather begins to finally turn cold in Jordan, Sa’ad invited his hardcore biking fans for the last overnight trip of the year (the other one was a camping trip in the south as well, but I was in Tajikistan […]

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In which Zach realizes that although Cycling Jordan has done many excellent trips over the years, they’ve never cycled thousands of kilometers across dozens of borders to share a message of peace from the Pope to the Emir of Saudi Arabia. And that’s exactly what the men and women of the Rotary Club’s Cycle Tour for Peace is doing.

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Cycling Jordan has suspended its Friday morning ride activities for the duration of Ramadan, and has instead been changed to Friday-evening “Iftaar” rides, timed to finish just as the sun sets and the daily fast can be broken by observant Muslims. I decided to join my friends and colleagues for yesterday evening’s ride, which was […]

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The summer is rapidly drawing to a close, and with it the end of my first year in Jordan. I moved back to Philip’s place last week, aired out the stale air collected in the dusty rooms over the course of the month. With Wajih’s help and financial backing, I threw a little bit of […]

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