Jordan Weekend Headlines #6

I’ve been on a bit of hiatus from headlines over the last couple of weeks due to studies and an out-of-town trip to Wadi Rum (will post more on that later this week).  But, here is a quick look at this weekend’s headlines as published in the Jordan Times (the only English paper I know [...]

Guest Movie Review – Allah Made Me Funny

I’m out of town this weekend. The fam and I are taking a quick trip with some friends down to Wadi Rum.  If you don’t know what that is, it has less to do with Captain Morgan and more to do with Lawrence of Arabia.  Click here for some info.
In the meantime, my good friend [...]

The Bake House – Jabal Amman Restaurant Review

Making pancakes from scratch is an important cooking skill that every Dad must have.  Especially when you move your family half-way around the world and they want some comforts from home.  Of course the best way to make them is with chocolate chips (rare and expensive here in Amman), and they should be called hotcakes [...]

Intercultural Note #1

Just a quick post to share a couple of the many intercultural lessons we have been learning. I will continue to do so over the next several months.  Some will be gleaned from real-life experience, others from what people tell us/teach us.  It seems as though there is no end of opinion about the differences [...]