In which Zach meets the senior bishop of the Anglican Church, the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams.
The Personal Blog of Zach Heise
In which Zach meets the senior bishop of the Anglican Church, the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams.
Snow! In Jordan! Lots of it! Expect massive delays, stocking up on fuel reserves, and chaos and flooding in the streets! Also…school cancellations! This is what we residents of Amman were treated to via word of mouth, newspapers, and radio announcements. With all of the talk, you might have thought that the second coming was […]
In which Zach takes part in an Islamic prayer, al-Sulaah, for the first time as part of an interest in the practice and rituals of Islam. His friends and coworkers have varying reactions to this, from congratulatory joy to more cautious warnings.
In which Zach describes a typical visit to the famous Schwarma Reem on Second Circle, from the perspective of a typical patron versus an editor and photographer from the New York Times!
In which Zach has not one, but three different pre-Thanksgiving dinners in Jordan. Who would have thought the bounty would be so large while thousands of kilometers from home!
In which Zach makes the terrible discovery that although toilet paper does look conveniently like a mummy’s wrappings, they are actually polar opposites. However, becoming a plaything for an overjoyed cat at a Halloween party made up for it.