I’m in Tel Aviv.
I have a week off due to the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, a festival to mark the end of Al Hajj (the pilgrimage to Mecca). So, I decided to leave the West Bank for the first time since I arrived and have a wee break. Given that I was choked with the cold before finishing up, the break was definitely needed.
I feel a wee bit guilty for not being in Nablus during Eid but, seeing as it mostly involves people spending time with their families (a bit like Christmas), I’m probably not missing much. Also, it may have had the unwanted effect of making me miss my own family all the more.
To say that Tel Aviv seems like another world from the West Bank would be to completely understate it, but there’ll be more about Tel Aviv later. For now, I’m going to concentrate on updating my blog with all the stuff I haven’t got round to mentioning yet. I’ve given myself the task of being one hundred per cent up-to-date by the end of the week, so there may be quite a few posts over the next few days.
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