So here is a story that I read a while back.  I loved it because it reminds me how valuable education is and how lucky I am to have these opportunities. 

Indoor Smores

What else are we going to do with a gas heater, hilal marshmellows, Nutella, and digestive crackers?

Petra!

I haven't really blogged about anything in Jordan, but Petra is the thing that deserves blogging the most.  So here are the pictures...

These little boys were trying to sell us postcards.  I thought the little suit jacket was just adorable.  When I told them that I didn't have any money with me, they told me to ask my husband.  Another group of kids just smiled and said "No money, no problems!

Dana and I in front of the Treasury.  

If you look really hard, you can see four of our friends on the mountain across from us waving.

One of the men working climbed up this obelisk just to have a nice rest.  

Seth sacrificing me to the gods.

The group.  Even though this picture looks super dangerous, there was a ledge right below us.

Oh Jeremy.

My favorite picture.  Coby spotted the marrieds coming and couldn't hold back his disgust.

A cave for two.

This is my roommate Dana.  She is beautiful, talented, smart.  Oh yeah.  And she loves eating lunch on perilous cliffs. 

On top of the castle in Kerak

From the hotel.  I just think this is so cool.  I love seeing the devotion to religion and the importance it has on everyone's lives.

And on our way back, we got to enjoy the sunset.

The trip was incredible.  I loved spending time with everyone, and I got to do so many cool things, like ride on a camel.  Petra was breathtaking.  The views are incredible, and its amazing that there is so much carved out of the mountains.

After we got back from Petra, a group of us went to a playground to hang out in Wadi Musa.  At night, cars of Shabab or youth drive around to play music and look at the foreigners.  One car stopped, and three guys came out.  Our gallant young men herded us and sat us on the bench like we were in time-out.  We sat quietly, avoiding eye contact while our guys talked to the shabab.  After a while, we slipped away to sit behind a giant boulder, out of eyesight of the shabab.  Their music was still playing, so we started dancing.  We were far enough that we could barely hear the music, so we just laughed at ourselves.  Then, suddenly, we heard music coming from a cell phone.  We looked around a realized that behind a different boulder, two guys had been smoking... and watching us dance like idiots.  We screamed and crawled over each other to get away as quickly as possible.  When we returned to the group we could not stop laughing.  Inshallah, we made those boys' night.

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We're Back!

Also, this almost happened to us.

Its raining in Amman!  Its such a surprise, and its so refreshing to see real clouds instead of dust clouds.  We're heading off on our big vacation to Petra and Wadi Rum.  I could not be more excited for a break.

Holy crap, it's November.

When did that happen?