Sha-War-Ma

So far I've been eating hummus with every meal. It's beyond delicious the way it just coats my mouth. Mmm!

I just got back from the settlements. We took a bus from BeerSheeva to Palestine where we obviously had to cross the green line. The road was pretty quiet and and surprisingly well maintained. We learned it was a Jewish road so that explained the quality. Along the way I spotted camels, shephards, and Israeli soldiers. At one point we were standing outside the bus when four Israeli soldiers (uniforms, guns and all) asked what we were doing. Our tour 

guide Ilan, who happens to be a former soldier, explained to them that we were touring Palestine for a film he's working on. The film is about the Israeli army and it's getting some hot, controversial buzz already because it's semi anti-Israelish-army.

We visited a Palestinian family in their home (supported by solar and wind energy!) where they served us amazing tea and they talked about

the violence the settlers impose on the Palestinians. They had a few kids and I normally dislike children, but these kids were so cute. I took some pictures.

So I guess today was pretty intense, but now it seems to be winding down. I think I might go biking in the desert. I haven't been on a bike since middle school. I'm a little nervous my balance on two wheels won't be the same as it used to be.