Sorry, it has been so long since I have posted. We had a full week of digging and working. Here is our daily schedule:
5:45- head to the site
9:30- second breakfast/break
12- done in the field
1- lunch
2-4- break/nap time
4-6- work (usually paperwork and ceramics)
6:30- dinner
7- lecture
It has still been very hot as the heat wave continues. This week we have a short work week. The students went to Petra and take 3 days instead of 2 so we will not be in the field Monday. On Tuesday Ramadan ends and it is a national holiday so we will not have our local coworkers in the field, we will still do some work but not to the same extent. This weekend I went back to Amman for a couple days. It was nice and relaxing but we still did work. Because of Ramadan, most restaurants are closed during the day so we ate at a French cafe and an Irish Pub. We are back at Umm El Jimal now and are busy getting ready for the interpretive center opening later this month.
5:45- head to the site
9:30- second breakfast/break
12- done in the field
1- lunch
2-4- break/nap time
4-6- work (usually paperwork and ceramics)
6:30- dinner
7- lecture
It has still been very hot as the heat wave continues. This week we have a short work week. The students went to Petra and take 3 days instead of 2 so we will not be in the field Monday. On Tuesday Ramadan ends and it is a national holiday so we will not have our local coworkers in the field, we will still do some work but not to the same extent. This weekend I went back to Amman for a couple days. It was nice and relaxing but we still did work. Because of Ramadan, most restaurants are closed during the day so we ate at a French cafe and an Irish Pub. We are back at Umm El Jimal now and are busy getting ready for the interpretive center opening later this month.
