(* EVOO = Extra virgin olive oil)...is now coming to an end.
We have finished at the EVOO farm, and we are currently trying to figure out our next steps (Dead Sea? Negev Desert again? Jerusalem?). We spent some time in Tel Aviv, which was my first time in a big city (!). Despite the bad rap, Tel Aviv is actually a pretty nice city, once you get past the crumbling Bauhaus upon Bauhaus structure, the expensiveness, and the fact that Yafo is nicer. More on this later.
But, overall, a good time was had. We are returning to Tzippori on Saturday to collect our belongings, buy EVOO and associated products (including pickled olives that I made!), and briefly visit Nazareth.
My search for good reading material continues, not that I dislike reading fiction, but because I would like to be reading some history and sociology in addition. So, if anyone has any suggestions for good printed reading material about the history of the militarization of Israel and/or an objective account of the current status of the occupation, please send my way!
19 November 2009
06 November 2009
Rain rain went away..
...hopefully it will come back some other days.
This past week we had obscene (for Israel) rainfalls for several days, which put everyone in a surprisingly good mood. After the brief wet reprieve, we are back to the regularly-scheduled sunshine, and all of the plants in the garden are happily reaching upward toward the sun with newly-moist roots.
We've now been working at the aforementioned Rish Lakish on and off for about 2 weeks, and it's pretty amazing here. The only downside is the fierce allergy attacks we are both having due to the indoor mustiness and abundant cat/dog dander. The work is wonderful, the place is beautiful, the fresh olive oil is delicious and nutritious (on our first day here we witnessed and tasted the season's first oil!), the food is tasty, and the company is entertaining and thought-provoking. Up the hill from us is the archeological site of Sepphoris dating back to over 2000 years ago and spanning ruins of civilizations throughout that entire time period. Across the street are horses and playful dogs. We have access to a computer & internet (although it works at a snail's pace and has a 512 MB...not GB.. harddrive...). We drink herbal tea every day. IN short, life is good (minus the allergies).
The only problem is that I can't motivate myself to spend time on the computer so as to stay on top of world happenings and all e-contact! I will try harder...in the meantime, it's off to sample olive tree leaf tea, which is supposed to be good for allergies.
This past week we had obscene (for Israel) rainfalls for several days, which put everyone in a surprisingly good mood. After the brief wet reprieve, we are back to the regularly-scheduled sunshine, and all of the plants in the garden are happily reaching upward toward the sun with newly-moist roots.
We've now been working at the aforementioned Rish Lakish on and off for about 2 weeks, and it's pretty amazing here. The only downside is the fierce allergy attacks we are both having due to the indoor mustiness and abundant cat/dog dander. The work is wonderful, the place is beautiful, the fresh olive oil is delicious and nutritious (on our first day here we witnessed and tasted the season's first oil!), the food is tasty, and the company is entertaining and thought-provoking. Up the hill from us is the archeological site of Sepphoris dating back to over 2000 years ago and spanning ruins of civilizations throughout that entire time period. Across the street are horses and playful dogs. We have access to a computer & internet (although it works at a snail's pace and has a 512 MB...not GB.. harddrive...). We drink herbal tea every day. IN short, life is good (minus the allergies).
The only problem is that I can't motivate myself to spend time on the computer so as to stay on top of world happenings and all e-contact! I will try harder...in the meantime, it's off to sample olive tree leaf tea, which is supposed to be good for allergies.
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