kay abroad: I have a lot in common with Lawrence of Arabia

We've both hung out in Wadi Rum!!! Though he was leading a revolt and I joyriding in the back of a pick-up, that's okay.

This was our first group trip (late September), a weekend spent in the spectacular desert of Wadi Rum and the ruins of Petra, both in the south of Jordan, about a three and a half hour drive from Amman. Our first activity was to take a long ride around. It was AWESOME. I think just about everyone in the program has liked Wadi Rum the most out of everywhere we've been.

Kathleen got a call from her host Mom while we were riding about; it was hilarious to watch her talk on her cell phone in the middle of absolutely nowhere.

Aren't Lauren's colors fantastic?

There were some pretty rad land bridges.

Ha! Shadows! That's me, Kathleen, Kristin, Lauren, and Tina.

Kathleen and Kristin ran down then sand hill, then instead of walking around it, which they could easily have done, they proceeded to climb back up...it wasn't easy.

This is Oday, our program director's son. He really may be the cutest child ever.

Camels!!! I love camels. These were probably the first I'd ever seen without saddles and clothes and stuff.

Okay, you can't see it at this size, but if you look at the big picture, you can see little carvings of camels in the rock!

Maybe I shouldn't put this up, but Kathleen asked for a "candid" shot of Lauren and Tina, and Lauren heard "chocolate" shot. As she was eating candy bar, she kindly opened her mouth. LOL.