April 24th -- Mt Nebo and Dibeen
This past Easter Sunday, my roommate asked me to join her and Jordan's Christian community (i.e. Filipinos) for a sunrise service on Mt. Nebo, where Moses is said to have died before seeing the Promised Land. I think if he evaluated the present state of this Land with all it's political turmoil and lack of water today he may not have been so fussed about reaching it and and perhaps would have gone no further than a beach hut in the Sinai!
The day was beautiful, the view of the Dead Sea and the neighbour's hood, stunning, and despite having to wake up at 4am to experience it, it's fits neatly on my "Do Everything" list, check!! Also, it confirmed my suspicions that the Blood of Christ is best represented by a fine, vintage Port rather than grape juice.
The view from Mt Nebo: I did more this day before 7am than I probably will in a year
After that, we joined my roommate's friends at a picnic in the North near Ajloun at Dibeen National Park. I was expecting a few cheese sandwiches and some Aquafina but these are hungry Jordanians after all. They had numerous bags of meat, vegetables and their nargileh in tow. We ended up feasting for hours and enjoing the shade of Dibeen's flora. I was introduced to a Jordanian BBQ classic called 3rayis (which shares its names with the Arabic word for 'bride'). It is grilled pita bread stuffed with marinated mince meat and olive oil. Kan huwe zakki ktir (It was very delicious!).
There is an unmodest picnic beneath that plastic
A rare glimpse of green in Jordan
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