My camping trip to Wadi Rum and Petra in southern Jordan was a rather exhilarating change of pace after last weekend's rather plush accomodations on the Red Sea—I'm not sure this opinion was shared with my fellow student though, as his first comment upon learning that we would be staying at the Desert Oasis Camp was, "What exactly is the point of this trip?"
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