Celebrating Yom Arafah and Eid al-Adha
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 […]
Tag Archives: Jordanian culture
A Friday outing feasting on fresh produce
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 […]
Love is in the air – Engagements
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 […]
Proud, Passionate and Patriotic
Jordanians are very proud and passionate and incredibly patriotic about their country and being Jordanian. And never so more than on a night like tonight. Tonight Jordan was playing Uzbekistan […]
Celebrating Eid al Fitr
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 […]
Katayef – a traditional Arabic desert for Ramadan
I’m a bit behind with this post as the month of Ramadan finished on Wednesday night 7th August. During Ramadan Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and other activities during daylight […]
On the road with Grandpa
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 […]
Cause for Celebration
Here in Jordan they really know how to celebrate in style and any reason is an excuse to celebrate. Yesterday the graduating high school students received their final results. The […]
Taking Frosty for a drive
The mind boggles and the jaw drops. Some of things that I see I have no explanation for……none…..nothing. All I can do is hope that I have the camera ready to […]
Life moves at a slower pace in Ramadan.
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 […]
Middle East Moments 