Jordan's Free Voices

Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - Posts

• Green belt??

  Views from Ras an Naqub, Southern Jordan In today's Jordan Times an article talks about placing a ' green belt' along the 'desert' highway; hmmm! But what about my green belt along the Wadi Sakra road that was taken away from me, the citizen, from the Read More... Posted 30-07-2008 11:51 from Jordan Journals | 0 Comments

• Niece Mona Provides Breaking Dawn Update

  OK, so not many of you are interested in hearing about Twilight :). Ma3lesh, I am. Umm Zaid informs me that her daughter and pals are into it; maybe we can do a teen book club and I can ask all the questions I would get blown off the Twilight ... Read More... Posted 30-07-2008 11:22 from my treasure | 0 Comments

• California Earthquake

  Yesterday the kounouz got a different taste of California Living: a 5.4 earthquake! We have just parked (thank You, Lord!) and gotten out of the car. I was hugging my friend and we sort of lost balance, and the car started swaying on the driveway! Everyone Read More... Posted 30-07-2008 11:22 from my treasure | 0 Comments

• 5:30 AM Part II

  This morning I went running with my friend from work. But this time we went running at the Sport City. Thanks to Hayat , I finally found the right location for my morning runs. First, it's in the middle of the town, 10 minutes from home. Then it has a Read More... Posted 30-07-2008 11:10 from Ali | 0 Comments

• Late Post: Graduation Ceremony

  whats the difference between a graduation ceremony @ The University of Jordan and a football match between Al Faisaly and Al Wehdat? surprise, surprise .. they are exactly the same that i can tell that people can't tell the difference, expressing excitement, Read More... Posted 30-07-2008 03:00 from Degrees of Freedom | 0 Comments Filed under Jordan, Education, thinking

• On Strangers and Friends

  “I think that’s what scares me: the randomness of everything. That the people who could be important to you might just pass you by. Or you pass them by. How did you know? Should I turn around and talk to the Mexican boy? Maybe he was lonely like Read More... Posted 30-07-2008 12:06 from Sugar Cubes | 0 Comments