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Adventures in Palestine
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This blog follows the "adventures" of my year in Palestine. Although some may or may not brand what I do as adventurious, I think that just being here is an adventure in itself.
- Author: Jennifer
- Listed in: Travel Destinations
- Tags: Culture Israel Middle East palestine arabic anthropology
Recent Posts
kanafeh anyone?...
I don't even know where to start talking about my recent day in Nablus. So, I suppose it begins at kanafeh. A couple of weeks ago the city of Nablus was celebrating the entrance of the world's biggest kanafeh into the Guinness Book of World Records. ...
differences tossed aside...
S and I decided to go to Jerusalem last week to do a bit of shopping. There are some items that one can find in Israel that you can not find in the West Bank. For me - it is fancy beauty products. For S - good quality and (most importantly) stylish s...
day trip to bethlehem...
Heading out just before noon, myself, O and V went on a day trip to Bethlehem last week. Geographically, Bethlehem is fairly close to Ramallah; probably about 15 miles or so, if not less. However because Palestinians can not drive directly through Je...
office hunting...
The office that I work in is only a year old. It is in a very nice looking, new building and has all the amenities that one needs when it comes to office life -- air conditioning, heating, kitchen, parking, etc. This and its prime location on Al-Bire...
cooler weather...
After a spell of a 90+ degree daily temperature, a good bit of cloud and wind has made its way to Ramallah over the last few days. Although it has made for slightly more humid weather, it has also made it tolerably cooler. This makes me happy as I ca...
outlandish...
Those of you who know me well more than likely know that I don't particularly care for hip hop or R&B music. Ok -- maybe I liked it when I was like 9 and 10 years old -- but now... now is a different story. So when the prospect of going to a big ...
