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Springs of Hope and Skepticism; And, What a Great City!

What can I say? I love Amman and Jordan! We have had a powerful first three days here, each featuring a mixture of (1) extremely engaging talks from well placed individuals that have all lead to tremendously thought provoking question … Continue … Continue reading

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The Hoopoe

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Back in Class

  As a professor, it is always an interesting experience to be sitting on the other side of the podium taking notes and asking questions. Our time in the morning and early afternoon over the past three days in Amman … Continue reading → Continue reading

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A day in the Wasatch Mountains

Ephraim, Utah-[Guest blogger Tricia Hall] After a couple of productive days measuring deformation features and joints, Dr. Judge and I took a day for a fun drive up into the Wasatch Mountains and Plateau. The scenery was much different from … Con… Continue reading

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Scotland the Great: Jerash Remix

Jerash Bagpipe While touring the 2000 year old ruins at Jerash, we stumbled upon this and all found it quite familiar!  Click on the link. Continue reading

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Scotland the Great: Jerash Remix

Jordan Bagpipe While touring the 2000 year old ruins of the Jerash, we came upon something we all found familiar. Click the link above. Continue reading

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Jordan: Love It or Leave It

One of the questions that has come up for me during my brief time in Jordan has to do with Jordanian identity. Over the past two days, we have listened to speakers inform us that anywhere from 40-70% of people … Continue reading → Continue reading

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Regarding relationships and employee morale

By Maddy Swoy. The work culture at PremaVidya (PV) is really wonderful. They stress the importance of relationships. They see the value that partnerships and relationships create in; improved employee morale, improved teamwork, increased productivity, … Continue reading

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In the Air and on the Ground

We had an incredible view of the Israeli and Jordanian landscape as we made our initial approach into Queen Alia International Airport. I was lucky to be sitting behind Joan who was able to point out Israel, the West Bank, … Continue reading → Continue reading

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First impressions of Jordan

I am sitting in the hotel cafe, where internet is free, waiting for a beer, while the England-Ukraine football game is being shown on an enormous screen. Sports announcers sound the same all over the world, no matter what language … Continue read… Continue reading

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