Archive for the ‘Middle East Tour’ Category
Sarah’s Tour Journal: Turkey
November 18th, 2009 by Sarah
After over twenty-four hours of travel, we’ve arrived safely at home and have been enjoying the sunny New Hampshire skies. The four days in Istanbul were a wonderful way to end our tour. I was reminded often of my first trip to Turkey with Apple Hill in 2006. I was so taken then with the [...]
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Sarah’s Tour Journal: Jordan
November 13th, 2009 by Sarah
Hello from Istanbul!
We left Kings Academy yesterday morning, very sad to say goodbye to Reem and our good friend Emer, a long-time Irish participant who came to Jordan to visit and spend the week with us. Our time in Jordan was full of so many amazing experiences, it is hard to know how to begin!
Some [...]
Tags: Education & Outreach, International Tours, Jordan, Playing for Peace
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Greetings from King’s Academy, Jordan!
November 6th, 2009 by Sarah
We’ve just arrived at the beautiful grounds and guesthouse of King’s Academy, so happy to be here and see former Playing for Peace participant and good friend Reem, music teacher and dean of freshman here at the school. We flew in this afternoon after a wonderful and very busy week in Cyprus.
We arrived in Cyprus [...]
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Letter from the road: Israel and Palestine
November 18th, 2008 by Sarah
Greetings from the Old City, Jerusalem!
Having just finished the tour, I have to thank Lenny and Elise for organizing an amazing trip that included a rich variety of events, many many thanks to George Georgiou and Reem Abu Rahmeh for all their hard work and time organizing the workshops, and of course, a huge thank [...]
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Letter from the road: Jordan
November 15th, 2008 by Sarah
We arrived in Amman, Jordan, late on Monday, November 3, where Jordanian pianist and former Keene State College Playing for Peace participant, Reem Abu Rahmeh, greeted us. We knew we weren’t in Cyprus anymore when a golf cart waiting to take our luggage arrived just as our van pulled into the King’s Academy, the private [...]
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Letter from the road: Cyprus
November 6th, 2008 by Sarah
Greetings from King’s Academy, Jordan! We arrived here late Monday evening after four wonderful days in Nicosia, Cyprus. The main event of our stay in Cyprus was a two-day workshop consisting of 20 participants. We arrived in Nicosia on Thursday evening, and directly after landing we were whisked off to dinner with a long-time Apple [...]
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