Several friends have commented about the lack of a blog entry and at a minimum Dan has posted pictures of Greece. By way of update - here are some things we have done in the last month:
1. Got approval to leave Jordan which we will do in Mid-June.
2. Cleaned out the closets and donated boxes of clothes, bedding and luggage to a charity that works with Palestinian refugee camps. Two comments - one - moving every 2 years definitely encourages you to pare down - and you have the blatant reminder of what are the things that you haven't worn or used in two years. Second comment - FYI refugee camps here are not the tent cities that you see during food disasters in Africa. Here in Jordan they are neighborhoods with the same stone buildings as everywhere else. Many of the refugees that are here have been in Jordan for decades.
3. Went to brunch at the Four Seasons for a going away party and knew people at several other tables (Amman is a small city and doing economic work I meet the people who own businesses and can thus afford to eat at the very tasty Four Seasons) - best dish tuna carpaccio
4. Ate falafel and hummus and shwarma repeatedly. We eat each of these every week. I had a congressional delegation in town this week - they had already been to several Middle Eastern cities by the time they got to Amman and pretty much groaned when they heard that they would be having Lebanese food for dinner. On the second night we were able to take them to a Thai restaurant which made them very happy.
5. I read Thirteenth Tale by Diane Sitterfeld which I adored. I also ordered the Pride and Prejudice novel featuring zombies that got a piece on NPR. My book group most recently discussed an economic book called Farewell to Alms and we are now reading Brothers and Sisters by Joanna Trollope.
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