I remember back when I first arrived in Jordan, many taxis and other cars had bumper stickers bearing the cryptic phrase “Jordan Rally 2008.” It wasn’t for a long time that I discovered that meant rally as in “race car” rally. The previous ruler before Abdullah II, the late King Hussein, really liked cars of […]

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In which Zach starts off his 4-day Easter weekend with some home improvements, delicious (if monstrous) seafood, and some offroad mountain biking.

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In which Zach welcomes his friend Christine to Jordan for 4 days of touring and travel from north to south. Afterward, he talks a little bit about possible future employment plans and the upcoming Easter choir concert.

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In which Zach describes the epic journey of the biking team DRed Shaheen from the shores of the Dead Sea to the resorts of the Red Sea, about 250 kilometers of desert, and the results of the relay.

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In exactly 24 hours from now, the “DRed Shaheen” team will be pulling away from the Wadi Mujib bridge at 3:30 in the morning. I’m up awfully late right now, but I had a lot of paperwork to take care of for class that I wanted to get done before spending a weekend relaxing in […]

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In which Zach describes the longest, most epic bike ride ever attempted (by myself), including most of the members of the Dead to Red team “DRed Shaheen” – little did we know what the day would hold for us.

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