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.
It sure is an early start each day. Have you found any really interesting things in the trenches? How high has the temperature been? Miss you and praying for you. Any pictures??
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