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“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” Marcel Proust
Jordan has some of the most spectacular sites I have ever seen. In a country smaller than the state of Indiana, Jordan […]
I recently discovered the hardest question you can ask an Arab: Fairuz or Umm Kulthum? Taxi drivers in Amman typically answer this question: “This is too hard.” or “You cannot ask this question.”
Fairuz and Umm Kulthum are Arab singers. Umm Kulthum was born in Egypt in 1898 and died in 1975. According to Wikipedia, “More […]
Walking down the old Roman road that leads into and out of Petra will never get old. I’ve been there four times now, and landing a job with Engaging Cultures means I’ll see the place twice more this summer. But something special happened last trip, something that […]
Rumor has it Prince William may be taking his soon to be bride, Kate Middleton, on a Middle Eastern honeymoon. We in Jordan think this would be a perfect destination.
Prince William and Kate Middleton, here are a few reasons why you should come to Jordan:
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It takes face to face encounters to rediscover the humanity of people. Negative news images and blanket stereotypes can make us Westerners forget that Arabs are real people, with hopes and hurts much like our own. Below are a few more of our experiences we had while […]
The more we get to know Jordan and her people, the more excited we are about the experiences groups traveling with Engaging Cultures will have as they see the beautiful sites of Jordan and engage with the local communities. Below are a few more experiences we had on the […]
When you travel internationally, you get to throw off your own cultural trappings and experience life in a new way. One of my favorites is eating with my hands. Granted, in the States, there are certain things that are okay to eat with your hands: Fried chicken, pizza, the […]
The olive harvest has begun in Jordan. We had a nice rain yesterday and the farmers are saying it was just what they needed. Usually mid November marks the first days of picking olives but the recent rain and above average summer temperatures are causing an early harvest.
It was my […]
