Saturday, May 14, 2005
About Me
- Name: Aaron Berdanier
- Location: Durham, North Carolina, United States
I am a graduate student in ecology. I like cooking, statistics, yoga, and coffee, among other things.
aspects of life as a jordanian
- Feature essays I've written
- 130505 - Narguileh
- 140405 - Islamic Prayer
- 250305 - Food
- 090305 - Women
- 010305 - Water
previous posts
- Friday the 13th
- Aspects of Life as a Jordanian: Narguileh
- Sandstorm!
- Everyday Life as a Jordanian
- Got Exams?
- Who said camels aren't soft and cuddly?
- Adventures in Egypt
- Mixing and the Romans
- Middle-East Mix Tape
- Earth Week, Work Week, Coffee Week
write me...
- Aaron Berdanier
- C/O BiNatl Fulbright Commission
- PO Box 850215
- Amman 11185, Jordan
my mobile
- 011-962-79-673-1135
links
- NITLE Arab World Project
- Virtual Karak Resources Project
- American Center for Oriental Research
- Jordan Times Online
- The Angry Arab News Service
- Dahr Jamail's Iraq Dispatches [ESSENTIAL mailing list]
- Indymedia Worldwide
[beirut] [palestine] [israel] - Hashemite Hash House Harriers
- The Institute for Social Ecology
- more soon...
reading
- Eat, Drink and Be Healthy
by Dr. Walter C. Willett, M.D.
ISBN 0-7432-2322-5 - Understanding Arabs
by Margaret K. Nydell
ISBN 1-877864-15-3
jordan: quick facts    [source]

- Geographic coordinates
31 00 N, 36 00 E - Area
92,300 sq km - Coastline
26 km - Climate
Arid desert - Population
5,611,202 - Growth rate
2.67% - Capital city
Amman - Government
Constitutional monarchy - Religion
Sunni Muslim 92%
Christian 6% (mostly Greek Orthodox) - Language
Arabic (official) - Literacy
91.3% - Currency
Jordanian dinar (JD)




