Written by: Maria Flegas April 3, 2017 Dear Nablus, we are going to Miss You. Thank you for your shining faces, your deep eyes, for all the welcome songs, for all the hand shakes, all the coffee rituals ( every 90 minutes! I was in Heaven)), and for showing us
Read more →Day Four: “Say khanafe!” This was our first day to divide into sub-delegations. And we ended together with a light meal and stories at our friend Salwa’s home, who lives in the Old Askar refugee camp. Salwa became our friend last fall when she came to Boulder and was hosted
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March 30, 2017 nother very rich and honored day here in Nablus with the company of this warm and dear delegation. Truly a group of curious, delightful, and caring individuals. We started our day off going to Pioneers School. A truly remarkable staff and student body. Just walking down the
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Read more →Written by: Maria Flegas Date: March 28th: This week was Women’s international Day in Nablus! An incredibly fortunate time to be here, where the focus on women was strong and daily. Throughout this week we received the regular acknowledgements of the value of women in many facets of this society,
Read more →Written by: Anastacia Dadashpour Today March 27th, the Boulder Nablus Sister City delegation spent most of the day at An Najah University. We began the day by meeting with the President, the Vice President, the Dean of the School of Education Dr. Assali, who has visited Boulder, and a panel of
Read more →Provided by: Osie Adelfang It was our first day, with a very packed schedule. Three of us began with a 30-minute yoga practice to set a tone for our day, but the day ended up allowing little time for breathing or reflection. Our first activity was a trip to the suk,
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Read more →25 March 2017 Today we would embark on our journey to Nablus. I was excited to finally see our sister city but sad to live the culturally and historically rich city of Amman. After a last minute, frantic race to scrape up enough Dinars to pay for our hotel (since
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Eight of the 12 delegates arrived in Amman throughout the day and night of 3/23/17 Upon arrival we trickled into a lovely hotel right across the street from the great amphitheater in old town Amman. The rooms are cozy and one feels as if they are hanging out on
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