A little late on this post – it’s Sunday, so the weekend is officially over here in Jordan! I can hear the sounds of shouting kids from the girl’s school down the street from us and the sound of church bells from a steeple not to far away. A funny combination of sounds for a [...]
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With Summer going full-tilt here in Jordan, my entire family has gone a skin tone or two darker in just a few short weeks (will have to post pics soon, I know). It’s not that we are laying around the pool, or sunbathing on the roof (likely frowned upon in our neighborhood), no it’s more [...]
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250 fils.
That may sound like a lot for the Sunday Paper – but it’s really not. It only comes to about 35 cents. And it’s not really the Sunday paper – it’s the Friday Paper! The Friday/Saturday Weekend with Sunday being the first day of the work week is taking some time to get used [...]
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Well, for those of you who know me, you know it has been about 2 weeks since we left the US and moved to the Middle East. Somewhat against the flow-of-traffic. Or some might say common sense. It has been a good two weeks and settling in has been both a joy and a trial [...]
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