The school year is progressing well. We just got back from a great spring break trip to Jordan (with a day each in Frankfurt and İstanbul en route). We traveled with our friends Brock and Cathy and had a super time. We visited a friend from Oakland who is now teaching at an international school near Amman. We floated in the Dead Sea (weird feeling!). We saw where Jesus was baptized and stood two meters from Israel along the River Jordan. We explored the amazing ancient city of Petra, which Brooke has been wanting to see since she was little. We snorkeled in the Red Sea in Aqaba in view Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Israel. We rode camels through the desert in Wadi Rum. THE FOOD WAS DELICIOUS! It was a great trip (and I didn't even mention Frankfurt or İstanbul)!I think spring has arrived (I say cautiously) in Almaty. While we were away, most of the snow melted -- leaving the ground saturated and dirty looking. I'm hoping to see flowers and leaves on trees soon.
