• Jordan

    The Desert Castles of Eastern Jordan

    The eastern desert of Jordan is flat, desolate and barren. In this large swath of land near the Iraqi border, towns and villages are few and far between, trees are nonexistent and distinguishing features are difficult to come by. Yet,…

  • Jordan

    The Purple T-Shirt

    Jacqueline Novogratz is one of my biggest inspirations and her book “The Blue Sweater” remains one of my favorites. Novogratz is the co-founder of Acumen Fund–a nonprofit that invests in entrepreneurs and fledgling companies worldwide. As a young girl, Novogratz…

  • Jordan

    First Impressions of Amman

    I arrived in Jordan in the middle of the Arab Spring, during a time filled with uncertainty for the future of the region. All the reports I was reading on the news were predicting that Jordan would be next after Tunisia…