Archive for the ‘Jordan’ Category

Petra–In My Top Ten Things of the Past 17 Months

Posted by Sam Singh on May 16th, 2009 under Jordan  •  1 Comment

 
I had taken the bus from Amman to the town of Wadi Musa, a few kilometers from Petra.  The night before I ventured to Petra, we watched the movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade at my hostel.  Petra is featured in the movie, near the end.  It was my favorite of the Indiana Jones [...]

Flat Mallory’s Last Stand and Syria Round Up

Posted by Sam Singh on May 15th, 2009 under Egypt, Jordan, Small World Experience, Syria  •  No Comments

Flat Mallory's Last Stand
As I was finishing up my tour of Syria, I had an e-mail discussion with Mallory's father, Steve, about getting Flat Mallory home.  Mallory's project was due on April 30 and Flat Mallory needed to be back in Owosso for the festivities.  I was initially thinking that I would send Flat Mallory [...]

The Dead Sea Marathon

Posted by Sam Singh on April 27th, 2009 under Jordan  •  1 Comment

                                                Pictured: Fullbright Fellow and Women's Marathon winner, Maya Buchanan, celebrating with Flat Mallory. She finished the full Marathon three minutes after I finished the 1/2 Marathon.  At least I didn't get lapped!
It took me thirty plus hours to get to Amman, Jordan from Detroit, Michigan with layovers in Amsterdam and Paris.  I arrived in Amman [...]