April 15, 2014 – In Mutual Weirdness

Samaritan Sacrifices

On Sunday night, 3 other ulpanists and I drove to a checkpoint near Nablus, then took a bullet-proof bus up to Mount Gerizim to watch the Samaritan's annual Passover sacrifice. The Samaritan people number around 750. They are split between two towns, around 400 in Holon (near Tel Aviv, in Israel proper) and about 350 Kiryat … Continue reading Samaritan Sacrifices

Lush river in the Atherton Tablelands

ULURU!

Catching the rising sun in Augusta, Western Australia

Dunes south of Perth, Australia

Having a mid-day lie-down

South Australia flieds

South Australia harvested wheat fields

Biking to Kata Tjuta

Riverside houses in Manjimup, Australia

Taking a break from walking near Bondi Beach, Australia

Kata Tjuta, Australia

Old hard hats at Coober Pedy

Harvest Time in South Australia

Sugarloaf Rock, Dunsborough, Australia

Sunrise balloon flight in Cappadocia

Penis rocks in Cappadocia

Cave homes in Cappadocia

Istanbul Mosque

Wall patterns at Topkapi, Turkey

Afrah gian, dayay Halabja (Afrah, my Halabja mom)

Hama and his dad. Parents and children are very very affectionate; it warms my heart to see it.

Ready to drink.

Flying kites in Athens

Enjoying a chigara (cigarette) after dinner.

Discus thrower in Athens.

Fabric neighborhood in the Suleimaniya bazaar

Israel National Trail marker near Eilat. The National trail runs from the Israel-Lebanon border to the Red Sea. The orange stripe represents the desert (South), and the white stripe represents snow (North). Since the orange stripe is on top, you know you’re hiking south. Israel does a REALLY good job marking ALL their hiking trails.

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

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