White Amman Can’t Jump
A couple more images from today’s blustery weather in Amman. Very little was accomplished in this town today. Most people stayed home. But we got a lot done.
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Frosty, the Snow, Amman
It’s snowing in Amman. Big thick snowflakes, plopping wet on the ground in a slushy mix. It seems out of place on the palm tree fronds, out of place for the Middle East. On the grass, the inch or so of moist snow is perfect for snowballs and snowmen (but way too wet for snow …
“How can I be an actress?”
Me in Francis Ford Coppola mode, with Carolyn Robinson at Jafra coffee shop in Amman, where we shot the host segments for the Arab House television program we’re working on. As I noted in an earlier post, a young lady came up to me after I finished directing the three-camera shoot and asked “how can …
Sunset at Harissa
I took this photo yesterday at sunset, looking out at the Basilica of St. Paul from Harissa. I shot the photo from below the grand bronze statue of the Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Lebanon (see post below), who has stood here with outstretched arms since the 19th century.
Bethania
While working here in Lebanon, we are staying north of Beirut in the village of Harissa. Our hotel is called Bethania, a mountain retreat center next to a statue and sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The hotel is a modern building that most often houses pilgrims who come here on spiritual retreats. It sits …
Jebel Al-Qala, Amman, Jordan
Earlier today, I went to the old part of Amman, where Roman ruins mingle with the trappings of a modern Arab capital: the honking horns, bustling businesses and blaring music. Modern streets surround a Roman theater which rises up the hillside, blanketed with homes. Jebel Al-Qala is the citadel of Amman, and on its top …
Notes from Home
Things I learned on my visit home to Ohio. — Over the summer, hornets made their home in my mom’s basement in a cubby hole that she had long used for canned foods. The hornets nest is huge — about three feet high and a foot and a half across. There was some talk about …
Building the “Arab House”
Here are some images from the last two days here in Jordan, as a host and crew from Jordan Television, others from a local production company, an anchor from the Lebanese Broadcasting Company, myself and two others from the International Center for Journalists, produced the host segments for a program called “Arab House.” The program …
A convergence of cousins
Greetings from Amman, Jordan. I’m having a great time here, working on a television news magazine project that combines the efforts of Jordan TV and LBC in Lebanon. We spent the last few days producing the on-camera presentation for the hosts of the show. We shot those yesterday and today in a coffee shop here …
Evil Ornament from Hell
Since Orthodox Christmas is not until this coming weekend, and they’re still playing carols in Amman’s restaurants, it’s not too late to discuss the very important subject of holiday child abuse. Yes, I was an abused child during the holidays. The method of torture was the ornament pictured here, and it caused me untold fear. …