Monthly Archives: January 2008

Palmyra Ruins

We just got back from Palmyra, which had a lot of interesting ruins and bored locals.  Supposedly the best site in Syria, this trip overall was a let down for us because of the people in the city.   On … finish reading Palmyra Ruins

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Learning Arabic

We are 80 hours into our lessons and Rasa is speaking Arabic about 90% of the time in our class.  For me, well, let us just say I need to study a bit more.   Here is a sample of … finish reading Learning Arabic

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Stuffed Camel

This was a busy week for us: Rasa started working, we had to visit immigration, winter arrived and we discovered a new local delicacy.   Since arriving, our expenses have been a bit more than we had budgeted so Rasa … finish reading Stuffed Camel

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