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The Children’s Museum comes to town

March 29, 2014by Middle East Moments 9 Comments

The Children’s Museum is located in Amman and although I have not yet visited from all reports it is a fantastic museum offering great learning experiences and opportunities for kids […]

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Celebrating Yom Arafah and Eid al-Adha

October 17, 2013by Middle East Moments 14 Comments

Last Tuesday Muslims around the world celebrated Eid al-Adha which in English means the Festival of Sacrifice. It’s is also know as Eid Kabir or Greater Eid (see my post […]

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A Friday outing feasting on fresh produce

September 22, 2013by Middle East Moments 14 Comments

Friday afternoon we headed across to the Wadi where in Spring we had enjoyed a walk in the greenery. The trees which had been beautiful with blossoms were this time […]

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Love is in the air – Engagements

September 19, 2013by Middle East Moments 10 Comments

The summer months are prime time engagement and wedding season. With Ramadan falling in summer this year this meant that there was a rush on wedding and engagements in the […]

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Celebrating Eid al Fitr

August 18, 2013by Middle East Moments 15 Comments

At the end of the month of Ramadan we celebrate Eid al Fitr. Translating into English as the festival of Fast Breaking, Eid al Fitr is three days of celebration where […]

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On the road with Grandpa

August 3, 2013by Middle East Moments 2 Comments

Alia and I today went for a drive with Atef’s dad to Ma’an to visit his sister, Alia’s Great Aunty.  Ma’an is about 25 minutes from Wadi Musa. It is […]

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Chocolate fun!

July 26, 2013by Middle East Moments 9 Comments

When the cat’s away the mice come out to play – or when Daddy’s away Mummy and Alia have fun making a big mess. Atef works a 48 hour shift […]

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Life moves at a slower pace in Ramadan.

July 24, 2013by Middle East Moments 10 Comments

Things have been a bit quiet on the blogging front for me as I’m working through some cross cultural difference that are taking up most of my energy. Never mind […]

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My microwave the “halfway house”!

July 17, 2013by Middle East Moments 1 Comment

I was reminded tonight of a conversation that I had on skype a few months back with some girlfriends in Australia. They were having a girls weekend away and our […]

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Ramadan in Jordan

July 12, 2013by Middle East Moments 8 Comments

It’s Ramadan here in Jordan. This is the month in the Islamic calendar that Muslims refrain from drinking and eating and some other activities from first light to sunset. The […]

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