Jericho Resort Village

... uit, samen met een Luxemburger, Thierry. Daar raakten we gezellig in het Duits mee aan de praat, en samen liepen we naar de Zee/See toe. Daar bleek de entree focking 50 shekel (10 eu!) te kosten! Voor een beetje strand!! Gelukkig kunnen we al heel goed zielig kijken, en op vertoon van onze studentenkaarten (Thierry werkt al, maar dat hoefde de mevrouw niet te weten..) mochten we dr voor 30 in.<br><br>Water met 30 procent zout is ...

If you are interested in too many details about my life here in Amman, please continue:<br>---<br>Sunday:<br><br>Oddl y for Americans, Sunday is the first day of the work week in Jordan. So the week goes from a case of the Sundays to TGIT (Thank God It's Thursday). My first full work week in Amman began by heading to the FoEME office with Rebecca and Ali. For me it was my first day and for them it was their last. The office is a little ways away from our apartment ...

<br> Wadi Feynan Ecolodge, Jordan<br><br>Key Features: active adventures, wildlife, local culture.<br><br>Jordan's Dana Biosphere Reserve covers 116 square miles, protecting rare wildlife like the sand cat and Syrian wolf. In 2005, to raise funds for the reserve and employ local ...

... coffee shops there. The traffic laws seem to be much more strictly enforced, and haggling is definitely still present, but not nearly to the extent of Egypt.<br><br>Pictures of the King (Abdullah) and his wife are just about everywhere. In fact, the guy that drove us yesterday from the bus to the beach on the Dead Sea had his pictures plastered across his back windshield (similar to how people at home might have a flag or sports team on there). He seems to ...

... to the Monastry, which is the largest fascade in Petra. I think it's actually my favorite. The Treasury is special because above the carved fascade there is another 20+ meters of rock. It's really into the rock. It's also easily accessible and by the entrance. The Monastry's fascade on the other hand is out of the rock, you see that they had to chip deep into the rock to make the Monastry. But what is so striking to me is that the Monastry was made in rock that ...

Well we came back to Amman today after a full day of driving and sight seeing. We visited two crusader era castles in Shobek and Kerak. Needless to say the castles were neat but not anything to really hoot about after seeing Petra so I will not go into too much detail. I will say this...I got to see a real dungeon and it was dark dreary and probably ...

Today was Eid al Adha, a Muslim holiday. Aunt Jen told me we were going to Jericho, with the Al Jundis, my adopted family in Jerusalem. Apparently Aunt Jen always had traditional "Al Jundi" days with Sami and his brothers, Azzam, Mazin and Riyad, their wives and kids. Aunt Jen keeps talking about how big all the Al Jundi kids have gotten since she first met them, seven years ago. I asked Aunt Jen if in seven years she would comment on ...

I enjoy hearing from each of you. I am trying (if you can't tell) to see beyond what this class is teaching. I want to go beyond the history and geography and experience the places. I want to see the ancient ruins and picture life as it was and then see it for what it is now. For me this goes beyond the syllabus and grades. Yes I am taking this for a graduate credit but what I want more than credits is the experience - not just so I can say "Oh yeah, Bethlehem, I been there." Yes, I want ...

Back in Seattle, a 100-year-old house is old. On the East Coast, 300 years is old. Jericho is 7,000 years old!!! One of the oldest cities in the world. The foundations of stone gates, towers and homes still exist. What brought it down? Joshua and his troops marching around seven times. Doesn't make scientific sense. But ...