One Last Tea With Suleyman

I just stumbled across this picture the other day when I was cleaning some stuff off my phone. It's a shot I snapped on our last day in the Wadi Rum on the Thanksgiving trip. The students were grabbing one last cup of tea with our host Suleyman before heading out. You can tell that they're already sad, although not as sad as me.

And I'm especially sad now because I recently cancelled the 2020 Thanksgiving trip because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It may be safer then, but I'm not taking any chances with my students. Now, will I go? Hmmmm . . .