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This whole week the English camp has hosted activities organized by ARTS! by the people. It’s a really cool organization that works with kids using hip-hop. They try to promote peace and understanding everywhere. We’ve had groups of kids learning hip-hop dance, graffiti, and songwriting. It’s really cool- we’re actually going to record a song […] While walking around Jerusalem, I crossed two (in my non-informed opinion) paradoxes on the street. The first was a young woman in a police outfit. She had a star of David tattoo on her neck. This perplexed me because Jewish people can’t be buried in a Jewish cemetery if they have a tattoo. Because resurrection […] In Iamsorunningoutofstufftoblogabout related news, I went to the Jerusalem Malcha Mall today and I made it back in one piece! Yes, sometimes my impeccable survival skills surprise even myself. Initially, I went to the mall on Friday with Kamilah but by the time we got there, most of the stores were closing up already. Well, […] This weekend I went up north to visit family one more time before I head back to the US. In general, although I love Jerusalem – I’ve definitely realized that it’s important to get out of it every now and then. I’ve gotten used to the craziness of Jerusalem, but sometimes it’s a good just […] The ending of Sharqiya surprised me. During the movie I didn’t even think of this as a possible outcome. Of course now I realize this is the reality that must often happen, especially due to the topographical nature of the areas the Bedouin populations tend to reside in. This prompted me to think about the […] Last Thursday Sarah and I went to see Sharqiya at the Jerusalem Cinema on the last night of the Jerusalem International Film Festival. The film was one of the nine submissions in the best full-length feature category. The experience of going to the movies was much different from in the US. Many of the patrons […] Today is Saturday and sunset is hours away. What should a young person do on such a an auspicious sunny day in Jerusalem? Go to the zoo, of course! Today Eliana, Nick, Sarah, and I visited the Biblical Zoo. While not very large in area, the zoo did have many a wide variety of fauna […] One of the more popular sites at night that is frequented by tourists, yeshiva students, university students, and soldiers is the an area at the bottom of Ben Yehuda St near Zion Square. It is filled with bars and clubs, and most are even open on Friday nights. The other night I had the opportunity […] Anyone who has ever been to the Middle East will tell you that falafel in the States is just not as good. Yes, you can find decent places but its never as good. One of my many goals for the summer has been to eat as much falafel and shawarma as possible. This was getting […] I have mixed feelings about Oz’s memoir. First off, let me preface this by saying that I really don’t like memoirs. They are not my thing. To me, something about them always seems a little pretentious. However, I think that Oz’s memoir is the best one I have read so far. Oz definitely writes beautifully. […] |