Thanks for this AMA. I worked at Yarmouk Uni in Irbid for a couple of years just after I got married (1991.)
I have enjoyed reading about your Jordanian experiences. Sounds like not much has changed in 20 years, although I'm sure I'm wrong...
I'd be interested to know how the archaological sites have evolved since I was there. Jerash, for example. At that time they reckoned they had only uncovered about 20% of the buried city.
We were lucky enough to live in Jordan at a time when tourism hadn't really taken off yet. When we visited Petra and Wadi Rum we were the only foregners there. It was pretty magical.
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Thanks for this AMA. I worked at Yarmouk Uni in Irbid for a couple of years just after I got married (1991.) I have enjoyed reading about your Jordanian experiences. Sounds like not much has changed in 20 years, although I'm sure I'm wrong... I'd be interested to know how the archaological sites have evolved since I was there. Jerash, for example. At that time they reckoned they had only uncovered about 20% of the buried city. We were lucky enough to live in Jordan at a time when tourism hadn't really taken off yet. When we visited Petra and Wadi Rum we were the only foregners there. It was pretty magical.
Edit. Added Jerash.
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