May 2012
18 posts
May 30th
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May 30th
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Syria massacre tests Assad and Annan’s futures  →
How has the recent Houla killings changed the international community’s approach towards and perspective on the Syrian crisis?
May 29th
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Second Week of Work
Now that I am settled in, work has increased quite a bit, but so far it’s still pretty enjoyable.  I pretty much finished with the work I was doing with the indicators earlier.  I’m just waiting on some input from the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education to finish the final document and presentation.  While we are waiting for that I started working on another project.  Tracking them...
May 29th
May 29th
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May 28th
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May 26th
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May 25th
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Souk Jara
Amman doesn’t have the large outdoor bazaars that you find in other cities of the region, such as the Khan el Khalili of Cairo and the bazaars of Marrakesh and Casablanca.  However, during the summer there is the weekly Friday flea market called Souk Jara on Rainbow Street.  Souk means market and Jara is the abbreviation for Jabal Amman Residents Association.  (Jabal Amman is the part of the...
May 25th
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“Hospitality is making your guests feel at home, even if you wish they were”
May 25th
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May 25th
May 24th
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May 23rd
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Books@Cafe
The aforementioned almost-drive to the Dead Sea eventually ended at this cafe called Books@Cafe with my Jordanian friend, two of his friends from home and a friend of ours from school.  On the ground floor, at the entry is a bookstore and then upstairs there is a restaurant with a terrace that overlooks Amman. In New York, this would probably be a hipster haven that I avoided at all costs but...
May 23rd
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May 23rd
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Working To-Do List
Swim in the Dead Sea Visit Petra Camel-Riding Trekking in Wadi Rum Visit the St. George’s Church in Madaba Visit Jebel al-Qal’a Learn at least 13 Arabic phrases
May 22nd
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May 21st
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May 21st