Trip to Tafila Technical University and Wadi Dana Reserve

On the 19th, we took a trip South to Tafilia University where we met with the President. Late that afternoon we moved on to Wadi Dana reserve to spend the night and visit the village. Tafila is only 1 1/2 years old as a university. It was previously a community college, but has been upgraded to a four-year school as part of the nation's efforts to upgrade the educational level of its citizens. The president, Dr. Sultan Abu-Orabi, mentioned that he might be visiting Austin to visit with friends, and I invited him to visit St. Edward's. He is a graduate of the Univesity of Michigan in Chemistry.






We next visited Wadi Dana village a very scenic area in the Wadi Dana reserve. This picture from the village showed the herding of goats through the town's center.