Jordan!

As everybody knows, I went to Jordan on an archaeological dig. It was AMAZING! But six weeks is really hard to sum up in less than a novel, so I'm just going to sum it all up with glorified bullet points.

Favorite things about the trip:

• Dug up about 400 or so human bones that are 2000 years old (give or take)
• I got to work in freakin PETRA!
• I got to ride a camel named Daisy
• I watched Daisy drink a can of coke
• I ate a candy bar everyday
• I excavated at 5 different sites in Petra
• I found Nabataean glass (it is at least 2000 years old)
• We found a few Nabataean coins
• Visited an archaeological site that dates between 8,000 and 12,000 BC!

Not so favorite things:

• Cold showers
• Goat meat
• Pita bread and a boiled egg for breakfast everyday!
• The temperature of the desert
• Scorpions
• The awesome language barrier
• A piece of particle board for a bed
• 2000 year-old rotting flesh
• MOSQUITOS

So this isn't the most exciting re-telling of my trip, but I suppose if I have any particular requests, I can go into more detail in another blog. But for now, this will have to do. The trip was absolutely fantastic. The sights and experiences were amazing and they have left me with a native tan, a more in-depth knowledge of the culture of Petra's ancient inhabitants and above all, a greater love and appreciation of my native land, the United States of America.