Proof that my parents are actually here
Here’s a video of my mom getting off of a camel! I’ll post some stories when they leave, but it’s been a phenomenal vacation so far.
View ArticleHosting My Parents in My Adoptive Home Country
For Spring Break, as I mentioned before, my parents came to visit me in Jordan, which was a really phenomenal experience. If you are currently living abroad, or you have someone close to you living...
View ArticleBack on the Tour Guide Circuit
Two weeks after my parents came to visit I’m getting my second visitors to my new (well, 8 month old) home in Jordan – Brain Garvon, one of my best friends from college, and a fellow Wahoo ’08,...
View ArticleCamels! Part 3
I love camel faces! This is a picture from riding a camel in Wadi Rum during Brian’s visit. It was an absolute blast, but I ended up with strange bruises in strange places from the camel saddle… I...
View ArticleUsing Facebook, PayPal, eBay from an “Axis of Evil”
I know that there are a lot of people, uneducated and educated, who have a fear of the Middle East, especially of the Arab world. I guess if the only thing you ever hear about are suicide bombers on...
View ArticleSnow White Probably Had Back Problems
My back has been hurting lately, and I could not for the life of me figure out why. I have never had back problems before. Um Bassam complains about her back all the time, perhaps back pain is...
View ArticleWill Um Bassam Eat Me Before I Leave?
I’m pretty sure Um Bassam is not a fan of Ramadan. She keeps telling me I shouldn’t fast because I’m too skinny. “It would be one thing if you were fat…” One of her favorite past times is to try to...
View ArticleAccidentally Slept Until 6 PM
After two weeks of trying to sleep in Um Bassam’s non-ACed, barely fan-cooled house on a bed too short for me with no covers, in a room with a large opening above the door leading out into the living...
View ArticleDana Nature Reserve
[I'm headed back to the US for 2 weeks, so I am going to use that time to catchup on some old happenings] Dana Nature Reserve in Southern Jordan is a pretty phenomenal place. Great hiking, cool places...
View ArticleGhana or Bust! (Unfortunately, I got “Bust”)
Finally, it’s Spring Break!! I bought tickets from Amman, Jordan to Accra, Ghana in early January for this week (in late April). I was supposed to go visit one of my best friends, Brain Garvon, who has...
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