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  • BLOG: A minaret’s view of Aleppo

    Day 5 (Monday, March 29) After an enjoyable time in Hama and Palmyra, we were set to move on to Aleppo, another ancient...

     

  • BLOG: Castles and ruins in Palmyra

    BLOG: Castles and ruins in Palmyra

    Apr 27, 2010 19:00

    Day 4 (Sunday, March 28) We got up early and headed to Palmyra, known as one of the best archaeological sites in the Middle...

     

  • BLOG: Wine, cards and cheap accomodation

    BLOG: Wine, cards and cheap accomodation

    Apr 26, 2010 18:52

    Day 3 (Saturday, March 27) We did a little more shopping in the main Damascus souk before leaving for Hama. We had planned...

     

  • BLOG: A day in Damascus

    BLOG: A day in Damascus

    Apr 25, 2010 18:46

    Day 2 (Friday, March 26) A day in Damascus Our first full day was spent in Damascus, perhaps the oldest continuously inhabited...

     

  • BLOG: Spring Break journal

    BLOG: Spring Break journal

    Apr 18, 2010 21:07

    In the past, I’ve spent spring breaks in Chicago, Florida and Jamaica. But while I’m in the Middle East, I thought it...

     

  • Eating vegan — and not — in Jordan

    Eating vegan — and not — in Jordan

    Apr 1, 2010 13:02

    Adjusting one’s eating habits can be a challenging aspect of studying abroad. For me, it was a question of whether my host...

     

  • BLOG: Christianity in Jordan

    BLOG: Christianity in Jordan

    Mar 17, 2010 12:50

    When I signed up to study abroad in Jordan, I requested that I be placed in a Muslim home-stay, in order to better-understand...

     

  • BLOG: The language of Jordan

    Without a doubt, the most difficult part of my time in Jordan thus far has been learning the language. That in itself is...

     

  • BLOG: Non-Muslims allowed in mosques

    Two Muslims, a Jew and a Christian walk into a mosque . . . It sounds like the beginning of a recycled watercooler joke,...

     

  • BLOG: The King’s foreign policy

    I was studying in the living room the other day and the television was on (as it is all day). I usually don’t watch...

     

  • BLOG: Middle East not all desert

    As it turns out, my family DOES have a heating system in the house. I didn’t immediately notice it, however, because...