A group of students work to finish a mosaic at the Mosaics Institute in Madaba, Jordan. In this mosaic, all the stones and colors are natural.
A winter wind and dust storm began as we left the Dead Sea towards Bethany Beyond the Jordan.
As the Jordan River has lost water flow over the years, the border between Israel and Jordan has become closer and closer. You can almost jump over the river to get to the other country these days (although, don't advise it with all the security guards around.)
