42 student life crossing to Jordan Students who attended Harding University in Greece (HUG) in the spring of 2008 experienced something no previous group was able to. Due to an extended stay in Israel, the group got the opportunity to make a journey to the country of Jordan. The directors of HUG, Jerry and Diane Myhan, promised the students when they first arrived in Greece that there would be some kind of surprise for them when they got to Israel. Many students thought the surprise could have been Osman, the tour guide they had in Egypt, but the trip to Jordan was unexpected for all. The group had to sacrifice some activities that normal HUG groups participated in, including staying the night in a Bedouin camp, but they said sights they experienced in Jordan made it well worth it. The group traveled to the capital city of Jordan, Amman, and from there trekked across the country to Petra. Many students were excited to see this incredible sight. Petra, meaning “rock,” was once a wealthy city built into a sandstone canyon. “For me, it was one of the most impressionable places we visited in the entire four months,” junior Benjamin Skinness said. “Around every corner beheld something more awing than what we saw before.” Junior Bethany Holder said that the only way she knew how to describe it was to compare it to the Grand Canyon. “It’s amazing just how naturally beautiful it is,” she said. The treasury, the biggest site in Petra, was carved into the canyon and voted into the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007. Upon visiting the city and the treasury, students discovered several reasons why this place was so interesting. “It’s really neat because they said they’re still excavating the city,” junior Sarabeth Myers said. “In the treasury there are layers, and they’re still finding stuff underneath.”
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