I had a free day and could not for the life of me decide what to do. Rafat said to just go to tel aviv and relax, so Rebecca and i decided to do just that. It was fairly east to get to with my majic blue passport, it only took a couple of hours to get to the beach. Rebecca had been wanting to see the medditeranian, and i thought after the rough time id been having lately that it would be good to go escape for a little while. Unfortunately this wasnt entirely the effect that this adventure had for me. I couldnt help but think as i was passing through the checkpoints (while the palestnians had to get out and walk through) that this was something that my host parents and friends in paletine could never do. it was a few hours away, but they had never seen it. There are no beaches in palestine, theres hardly enough running water do 
brush your teeth. In tel aviv, they ahve water running constantly onto the ground, just in case you have some sand on your feet, it was ridiculous when youre aware of the water shortage. When we arrived at the beach, i was amazed. Rebecca and i agreed that it was by far the most beautiful beach either of us had ever seen, and much nicer than anything we have in the states. Tel Aviv is very modern and secular. Everyone seemed to be keeping up with the latest fashions and then some, and all of a sudden i realized how all of this works.
brush your teeth. In tel aviv, they ahve water running constantly onto the ground, just in case you have some sand on your feet, it was ridiculous when youre aware of the water shortage. When we arrived at the beach, i was amazed. Rebecca and i agreed that it was by far the most beautiful beach either of us had ever seen, and much nicer than anything we have in the states. Tel Aviv is very modern and secular. Everyone seemed to be keeping up with the latest fashions and then some, and all of a sudden i realized how all of this works. When people had been saying that alot of the israelis are unaware of what is happening next door, i was outrages, i figured they must know and are just choosing to ignore it. Here in Tel Aviv, it became obvious that it really is the farthest thing from their minds. People here are more worried about what to dress their dogs in then they are about human rights in palestine. Danger seems like an
impossible thought. While we were at the beach, it was also a little hard for me because some off duty IDF soldiers, in all their off duty drunken stupors kept hitting on us. Actually i found it kind of funny, but the things they were talking about were pretty serious. One guy kept offering us drinks and wouldnt leave us alone, he kept bragging about how many arabs he was going to kill as if it was something that would impress us. Truthfully i found it disgusting. It was also so strange what great detail they would go into if you just asked and seemed like you were on their side. theyd tell you all about their missions and their plans, apparently this is how you get chicks in tel aviv. we went back with our stomachs full of Mcdonalds, and i couldnt wait to be home. It was a good experience, and i was glad i got to see how the other side lived, but i just wanted to put on a free palestine shirt and go smoke argilah downtown.
impossible thought. While we were at the beach, it was also a little hard for me because some off duty IDF soldiers, in all their off duty drunken stupors kept hitting on us. Actually i found it kind of funny, but the things they were talking about were pretty serious. One guy kept offering us drinks and wouldnt leave us alone, he kept bragging about how many arabs he was going to kill as if it was something that would impress us. Truthfully i found it disgusting. It was also so strange what great detail they would go into if you just asked and seemed like you were on their side. theyd tell you all about their missions and their plans, apparently this is how you get chicks in tel aviv. we went back with our stomachs full of Mcdonalds, and i couldnt wait to be home. It was a good experience, and i was glad i got to see how the other side lived, but i just wanted to put on a free palestine shirt and go smoke argilah downtown. 
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