http://chasecomer.com/blog Catching Up with Chase Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:44:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I might have seemed harsh on the coffee here. It is just that they make a huge pot of it and let it sit all day. And they add lots of suger and milk. I like my coffee hot and black. But you go buy the coffee, then ... http://chasecomer.com/blog/index.php/archives/65 In Yemen (or as I like to say it YA Man) since being here, I have found many things very interesting. I have found that Quat is not the cause of much of the suffering but it is the escape of that suffering. It is regarded as a drug ... http://chasecomer.com/blog/index.php/archives/64 Well, now that I have finished language school, I now can converse with a lot of folks. I also am able now to start in my comparison of different cultures within the Arab world. Even within the Islamic culture I have found many differences, so I think my next ... http://chasecomer.com/blog/index.php/archives/63 I just had the most morbid request ever. A guy asked me, “Hey, Chase, did you hear our cat had its kittens?” “No,” I said, “Congratulations.” “Uh-uh-uh,” he hesitated, “We were wondering if you could actually kill the kittens for us.” “…………………” me not knowing how to respond. “I knew that you ... http://chasecomer.com/blog/index.php/archives/62 That is right– one foot of snow fell here in Jordan in the city of Amman. Other places got even more than us. The city was shut down for about 2 days not because the roads were bad but lots of cars got stuck in the snow and ... http://chasecomer.com/blog/index.php/archives/61 Arabic uses the same word for “push” and “pay”– “idfay”. This morning at the but stop, the bus stalled in front those of us waiting. The man that takes your money jumped out and said, “Hurry up and idfay.” Everyone laughed as we commenced to “pay” ... http://chasecomer.com/blog/index.php/archives/59 Last night and the day before it was below 32 degrees and well let us just say Jordan’s water system is not set up for below that for many days on end so this morning there was probably one or 2 pipes on every main street that was either an ... http://chasecomer.com/blog/index.php/archives/58 I had a friend come and visit me. He was on his way back home from working in Pak, so when he showed up we drove down to Petra–the same trip I made with my brother when he was here. We had a good time and made ... http://chasecomer.com/blog/index.php/archives/60 Thanksgiving was great. A lot of us Americans got together and had Thanksgiving lunch/all afternoon party. We had 2 turkeys and all the fixings. I was in charge of appetizers so I made stuffed jalapeños and baby spinach and potato quiche. The jalapeños where stuffed with ... http://chasecomer.com/blog/index.php/archives/56 well one month left I have a feeling that this is going to be a slow month just trying to finish this mounth but we will see I hope to travel a little when I get done and try and find a job now that I am done with my ... http://chasecomer.com/blog/index.php/archives/55