these boots were made

for ramla. i'm really tired, so i'll make this brief. but today was a very cool day. we spent the day on a walking tour of ramla, discovering and seeing very cool historical places related to the time during the crusades, when christianity was recognized, and when islam was founded. we went to a church-turned-mosque, a cememtary, ramla tower, and a museum that explains the historical siginificance of ramla for israel and the middle east. very interesting stuff today. after most of our walk was finished, our tour guide and ofir took al and i to the best hummus place in ramla (or israel, according to him) where they give you a bowl of amazing hummus with these beans and falafel balls, then all the pita you can eat. effing amazing. i'm eating there all the time. although, i need some indian food in my life stat.

anyway, our tour guide left us and we walked to the world famous shuk (ramla market) and were sent on a mission to interview four people and ask them about themselves. i thought this was a really cool idea, because in the words of our tour guide today, "there are remarkable things in ramla, the mosque for example. but now we get to notice the man that sits next to the mosque. these people are people. their hearts are beating". so we went to the market to find out more about the diverse population of cardiovascular-ly sound human beings. no, but really this was exactly what i needed to hear, so that i can get to know the people and their lives here. and then, i can take photos of them. al and i interviewed a few people and then bought dresses before we presented our interviewees' answers to the group, then we walked home.






took some photos today that i'm pretty proud of, thanks to the supportive nudges of alli and naama. i've been posting more and more, so i'll be completely caught up tomorrow after ulpan. so i get to power walk, sit ups, lunges, and finish photos. woooooo, big day. bed time. photos here and here. talk soon.

love,

sally