Before we left in the morning, we were on the phone with Zuzu (which means Joseph). He and a friend were going to pick us up in Jericho after our travel across The Bridge and take us to his home in Ramallah. He had gone to Bethlehem to get something done to his papers. The Israelis detained him. He was probably going to have to stay overnight and Suad, his wife was on her way down from Ramallah to try to help him. But he probably would not be able to pick us up to say the least. If we get through, we will go the long way…mini-bus to Jerusalem….then mini-bus to Al Qalandia checkpoint. Then a cab to The Office, where Zuzu and his assistant, Mohammed work. The taxi industry in Israel and Palestine will make a lot of money from us on this trip. [Read more…] about Over the Bridge–Part 2
Getting to Ramallah
Out of the Customs Building, we negotiate a mini-bus to Jerusalem. There we will negotiate a mini-bus to the Al Qalandia Checkpoint. There we will then figure out how to get to The Office in Ramallah. Since Zuzu is now definitely stuck in Bethlehem over the night, we are constantly on the phone with Mohammed.
We pass Jericho and see the Dead Sea far far away. [Read more…] about Getting to Ramallah
Miss Universe and the Middle East
Tonight…(ding! ding!) Miss Israel and Miss Lebanon will face off in the Miss Universe Pageant on NBC.
Read more on The Journal
note from the US gov’t
Regarding getting US citizens out of Lebanon….
“We will help you get out, but you are responsible for reimbursing us for expenses.”
Fortune Telling
Can someone read my palm for me?
Gordon Parks (1912-2006)
“Nothing came easy…I was just born with a need to explore every tool shop of my mind, and with long searching and hard work. I became devoted to my restlessness.”
–Gordon Parks
Mrs. Ella Watson
(also referred to as American Gothic)