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< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2016-09-14T16:33:27+03:00" > Wed Sep 14, 2016< / time > by Alan Orth< / p >
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< p > Alan lived and worked in Kenya for eight years, first as a volunteer teaching computer science at a rural college, and later as a Linux systems administrator at a < a href = "https://www.ilri.org" > livestock research institute in Nairobi< / a > . During his time in Kenya he traveled extensively around East Africa and < a href = "https://alaninkenya.org" > blogged about his experiences< / a > . He is passionate about open-source software, information security, and the freedom of information < a href = "https://mjanja.ch" > blogs about that too< / a > .< / p >
< p > After spending some time living in (and < a href = "https://englishbulgaria.net" > blogging about< / a > ) Bulgaria, he finds himself living in Jordan. These are his stories.< / p >
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< p > < em > Picturing Jordan< / em > , sharing Jordan with the world < br > < br > < a href = "/about" > Read more →< / a > < / p >
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< li > < a href = "/2016/10/aqaba-dirty-disappointing/" > Aqaba is Dirty and Disappointing< / a > < / li >
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< li > < a href = "/2016/09/king-hussein-mosque-night/" > King Hussein Mosque at Night< / a > < / li >
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< li > < a href = "/2016/09/another-beautiful-hand-painted-ceiling/" > Another Beautiful Hand-Painted Wood Ceiling< / a > < / li >
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< li > < a href = "/2016/09/azraq-wetland-disappearing-oasis/" > Azraq Wetland, a Disappearing Oasis< / a > < / li >
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< li > < a href = "/2016/09/buying-baklava-amman/" > Buying Baklava in Amman< / a > < / li >
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< li > < a href = "https://alaninkenya.org" > Alan in Kenya< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "https://englishbulgaria.net" > English Bulgaria< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "https://mjanja.ch" > Mjanja Tech< / a > < / li >
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