Almog Holiday Village Aravot Hajarden

The rain clearly put me in a bad mood!

I got on the bus to Hebron and very soon realised I really didnt want to go but I was already on my way. I got off the bus, walked around for less than an hour and then hopped back on the bus and back to Jerusalem. Im not sure ...

... wir die v**gangenen Tage bei Louis, seines Zeichens Student d** Mathematik und Physik an d** renommi**ten Hebrew Univ**sity of J**usalem. Wie schon **waehnt, waren ** und seine beiden Mitbewohn** ab** mitten im Pruefungsstress und haben die meiste Zeit gel**nt und hatten abends auch keine Zeit fu** ein Bi**chen... Egal, wir konnten froh sein, trotzdem jemand gefunden zu haben.

Waehrend am Samstag ja Schabbat war und es abgesehen von ein** ueb**fuellten Klagemau ...

I jumped out of bed, cursing, and ran to the bathroom. It was already, somehow, nine. I brushed my teeth and washed my face simultaneously, in a mess of toothpaste and scrubbing bubbles, texted Miriam, threw on whatever was on the floor, grabbed a cardigan to cover my shoulders and ran like hell for the Damascus Gate -- I was late for Church.

The night before, after returning to the New Imperial Hotel (described by lonely planet as the "kind of place where Agatha ...

... surroundings and location just about an hour south of Tel Aviv are counterbalanced by the ongoing stress of being a regular target for the rockets coming over the nearby border. Today, every home and building on the kibbutz has a shelter attached, a safe room laden with essentials and built to withstand the bombardment. Each is connected to a pager system which emits an alarm giving the residents about 90 seconds notice to get to the nearest shelter. Ninety seconds can mean ...

... morning, Bat Sheva and I hung out. We watched a video that somebody made about h** friend's daught** who was killed in a helicopt** accident in the army. The girl was just a videograph**, getting helicopt** footage to help put a video togeth** for the army, and something went wrong and it just fell to the ground.  Aft** that, we went to the mall, I had a smoothie and we chilled. When we went home, h** grandchildren, Ori, Amir, and Alon, all said "Happy ...

... crates in between the boxes. and a chicken or two. and a flat tire. aaand now you're done." the bedouin pediatrics clinic itself is famous for chief complaints like "ate drain-o," "fell out of 2nd story window," and "hurt while driving family car"- the sorts of things that happen to nomads who are in no way used to living a modern lifestyle. by the description of the village and the people, you would think i would be working in a tent ...

... until i got to be'er sheva... my trip started uneventfully enough in LA and i made it to atlanta not having even listened to my ipod, electing instead to browse from the free tv shows and cd's on the little seat television. i found "the wrestler" by bruce springsteen and promptly wore that out. i also listened to the new cold play (SUCKED) and the new tracy chapman (pretty good). times like this i wish i had my minidisc player so i ...

... and chatted. Most of the conversation involved Boaz's and Yoav's obsessions with hamburgers in Los Angeles. We already made all the dinner plans for when they come to LA at the end of this year, lol. So here's the nest night ever part. My cousin, Elior, took me out. First, we went to Mike's Place in Tel Aviv.  It was a super cool bar that all the tourists go to. I know, I know, I know. I should experience the culture and go to all the underground spots ...

From Tel Aviv, I went to Be'er Sheva, visiting Amir again, and then started hiking north. After a couple of days, I met the Walk about Love, something I had heard about before.

... 5 hour flight I think I slept about an hour and a half. no good. I was a grump. We arrived in Zurich Switzerland and I was renewed with the excitement of being overseas for the first time ever! My carry on bag was way too heavy to enjoy walking around the terminal, so I picked a shirt for mom and a coffee mug for dad. A friend gave me a tylenol pm so I could get some sleep and by the time we all made it to the gate and sat down, I was out! About an hour later they woke me up to say we ...