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Rafiq ???? : “friend”
Number of Comments » 0 June 3, 2010\r\n
Today we went into Irbid and made many friends. First amongst our new friends was Rammi, a Yarmouk graduate with a PhD in Educational Technologies. He spent some time in Britain (possibly the origin of his fantastic English skills), and has a \”beautiful daughter\” – he invited us to enjoy dinner […]
The flight in…
Number of Comments » 0This blog will be updated much more regularly while I\’m in Jordan, allowing you to see what I\’m experiencing. I\’ll begin with my 11 hour flight to Jordan. I flew on Royal Jordanian Air from Chicago to Jordan. It was a very nice trip – I slept through the majority of it. We were provided […]
The long haul through the desert…
Number of Comments » 0Wow! Who knew how much nothingness was between Vegas and Reno? I sure did not. I have for the first time seen a mirage — the likes of which would entice me into a thirst-induced stumble towards the ‘lake’. It was quite amazing, very different than the ’shimmers’ I saw in […]
In Nevada Now!
Number of Comments » 0Well, as the sign indicates — we’re now in Nevada..home sweet home for the next chapter of my life! I’m getting more and more amped!
We should arrive this evening — and then we’re going to watch The Simpson’s Movie…I know — kind of weird seeing how we’re just getting into Reno, and you’d think […]
Crossing the Hoover…
Number of Comments » 0Ok….so the website was correct! We were able to get across the Hoover dam after our truck was inspected to make certain no explosives or other contraband were aboard.
We were driving down the road when all of a sudden, we came across a road block. The odd thing–the road was suddenly blocked with […]