The road to the south of Lebanon winds along the coast with large portions of the landscape virtually undeveloped. Driving toward Nabatieh, Mediterranean Sea stretched out as far as I could see and to the east were lush lands comprised mostly of orange groves and lemon trees, dripping with fresh fruit, while the mountains loomed [...]
Maria from the Jaber Cultural Center has invited me to stay with her in Nabatieh for a week to get to know the community where the center is based. This is an excellent opportunity and I am looking forward to seeing the center as well as some other parts of Lebanon! I am leaving on [...]
I arrived in Lebanon Friday, January 13, 2006, and the first week I visited several schools with Eliane Metni, the iEARN Lebanon Country Coordinator. While at the schools we met with administrators as well as with several teachers and students that are participating in YouthCaN Med and discussed their project plans. Later in the week [...]
Assessment: Jordan (5 months) The first week I arrived in Jordan temperatures averaged at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit and there was not a single pair of shorts to be seen. The iEARN office had just finished a big exchange with students from the United States. Ten students from Jordan had been to the U.S. during [...]