ruthietoots: Lunch with a view -- when you're not looking at the camera
ruthietoots: That's the Golan Heights behind us
ruthietoots: Amy, Ruth, and Megan in Umm Qais doorway
ruthietoots: Salwa, Shurouq, and Ghaith at Fellows reception - September 30, 2013
ruthietoots: Lisa, Balqees, and Brigitte at the Fellows reception - September 30, 2013
ruthietoots: Happy we had a great turn-out for the reception
ruthietoots: Ruba & Amy, with Khitam, Norma, Kathy, and Alain in the background
ruthietoots: Abdulah, Othman, and Andrea talking, with Bryan in the background
ruthietoots: Brigitte listening to teachers during her training program
ruthietoots: The language section in a Jordanian school library
ruthietoots: Brigitte works with teachers in Busayra
ruthietoots: Amy launches her social media research with a group in Tafileh
ruthietoots: Waiting for the wedding... first photo on our visit to the Salt Festival
ruthietoots: The bird shop
ruthietoots: Abu Jaber Museum that we'll visit later in the afternoon
ruthietoots: Hashemite flags on Ottoman facade
ruthietoots: An old-fashioned coffee roaster
ruthietoots: Even the people of Salt found shraak-making fascinating
ruthietoots: On our way to see Ottoman-era houses open for the festival
ruthietoots: Visiting The Plant House
ruthietoots: Coffee and curiosity
ruthietoots: The other reason why The Plant House is called The Plant House
ruthietoots: Making shraak
ruthietoots: Preparing the next loaf
ruthietoots: The men behind the stenciled wall
ruthietoots: The ladies of the house in Palestinian traditional dress
ruthietoots: New friends in Salt
ruthietoots: Honored to have been asked to take a photo with them
ruthietoots: The serious and the silly
ruthietoots: Captivating Salt girl in Egyptian headscarf