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Patricia Clark Taylor's avatar

I’m carried away with you to Jordan! I remember the awe and wonder of Middle East life when I lived and traveled there with my engineer husband, our two young sons, and our dog Julie in the 70’s and 80’s. Oh the memories! Thank you for sharing so vividly.

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Noha Beshir's avatar

Gorgeous, as always. The line about not bothering to learn a new language because nothing can express your grief was spectacular. And the Kingdom of Boredom makes me think about how Ottawa is described as "the City that fun forgot" - Ha!

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