August 2004 Archive

Wasps and Suicide Bombers

Andrew, who is consulting on beekeeping in Iraq, spends his first days in Iraqi Kurdistan. You can also read about the previous chapter: Floating in Jordon.

Ever watchful Dave watches as ever talkative Andrew talks. In this instance, about bees. A nice discussion under a tree in a field of grapes.

You can imagine how embarrassed I [...]

Tale of 4 Rivers

Who says you can't vacation at home? Well, okay, I've been guilty of saying that many times. Booking vacations to faraway locales and returning at the last possible flight on Sunday night before going back to work on Monday. But now I don't have a job to go back to on Monday morning. So I'm [...]

Floating in Jordan

Typical street in Amman

Traditionally dressed woman on an Amman street

This entry is part of an ongoing series by Andrew Coté who is working as a beekeeping consultant in Iraq. See his author page for more information. This episode covers his multi-day stopover in Jordan en-route to Iraq.
It was two o'clock in the morning when [...]

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