Where's My Brain?
Everyone has stated that this is the toughest semester of the four semesters at our language school. I wholeheartedly agree since in the last two weeks I broke out in tears during grammar class AND had...
View ArticleNot So Far Away
I had the privilege of flying back to the States for a week in January for the funeral of my grandpa. I had a journey of 6,900 miles and 24 hours to reach Colorado where I hopped into a car with my...
View Article31 Years
Today is my 31st birthday and I have been reflecting on my life.Life has been tremendously fun and interesting over the last 31 years. If it were all to fall apart tomorrow and I were to have nothing...
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No Time to Post Words
Life has been very busy. I know I haven't blogged in awhile, so here are some pictures. The first three are from the Citadel in Amman. It's a collection of ruins from the various empires that ruled...
View ArticleShopping
I think I addressed this topic briefly in a previous post, but shopping is different here from what we know Stateside. The exception is the wealthy in this country. The west side of the city has a...
View ArticleNot the Post I was Expecting to Write
Well, this has been an unexpected 24 hours. Our house was burglarized yesterday.The thieves must have been watching us for awhile because they knew when we were gone. Monday is the day when we are...
View ArticleSince The Break-In
We have yet to move home as the kids are still nervous. Hopefully in the next couple of days we will head back.We are so grateful for all our friends both here and in the States. Stateside friends and...
View ArticleSurround(ing) Sounds
Our family is family that loves small towns and the wilderness. Coming to a big foreign city is very far outside our preferred living situation. If we could live anywhere in the world, I think it would...
View ArticleRetraining
My husband worked for a major airline for 5 years and was given 5 years of standby flight privileges after he took a buyout. So, the only way we can afford to fly to the States for the summer is by...
View ArticleSummer Feelings
Sorry for the lack of blogging, but our summer has been a whirlwind of activity. There was a lot of camping which was wonderful. Fishing and swimming desires were fulfilled. The cravings for burgers...
View ArticleCell Phones & Internet
Cell phones and their plans are one of the areas of US culture that absolutely do not miss. Having to sign a contract and buy data plans and decide on a phone was a hassle because I'm a phone dinosaur....
View ArticleNight Life
There's no way to sugarcoat it. It is hot here in the summer...in the city. Whilst we're not a desert exactly we are right next to one that loves to blow its sand our way. So, between the cloudless...
View ArticleSpreckin da Arabic
We're back in Jordan for our second year of language acquisition. I was slightly concerned that our summer away in the States would be detrimental to all that we had gained. In talking to other...
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Happy Holidays
While most of you are buying candy for Halloween, we here in the Middle East are in the midst of our holiday season. It's the week of Eid al-Adha, an important end to the muslim holiday season that...
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Moldy Oldies
Winter this year has been somewhat of a disappointment. We had one tremendous snowstorm that shut down the city for a couple of days. Since then, we've had nothing. This is not a good scenario for all...
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Somebody is a Homebody...
...and that somebody is me!Incredulity has been expressed many times by our friends when I tell them that I am truly the boring one between Jason and I. While I am the more outgoing of our dynamic duo,...
View ArticleRun Visa Run
I've been privileged to live in a time period and in a country that has granted me citizenship. This means that I can move and work freely within the bounds of our countries borders. Since we are such...
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Ancient Relic Appreciation
I have been reminded in the last month how many ancient sites I've been privileged to see in my lifetime. The sermons at our church have been on the churches mentioned in Revelation. Years ago, when...
View Article7 Weeks
Sorry for the lack of posts on our cross-cultural adventures. I really thought I'd be posting more often since I'm not in language classes this semester. I've been enjoying taking better care of my...
View ArticleFinal Week
I'm having flashbacks this week of a time in late June of 2012 when I was slowly emptying my house in preparation to move across the world. That time has come again as we ready to leave Saturday to go...
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