Hey gang! Just want to report in that we are ALL on our way to Even Yehuda, north of Tel Aviv on the beach to teach at the fantastic YOGAMA studio! We are super-excited to teach a 1.5 hour class at this studio. Liat, the owner, graciously welcomed us last year (even though we showed up on the wrong day, sheesh), and has lovingly extending the welcome to us for this year.
Let's be honest: driving in Palestine and Israel seems to be sport of some kind. This sport involves honking a LOT, using a lot of eye contact and maybe even some yelling, if you are professional. And (Mom, please don't read this) when you have to make a left turn, especially in Palestine, you simply begin to turn left, in sort of a game of chicken, until the oncoming car stops, usually within inches and with honking and maybe some yelling.
Kathleen has volunteered to drive, and I am taking her up on the offer. I don't think anyone wants to sit on the passenger side of the vehicle.
Since we are based in Bethlehem, renting a car is tricky. If we rent a car in Bethlehem, we can't drive it in to Israel. If we rent an Israeli car, we can't drive it in the Bethlehem. So we have to go to East Jerusalem, rent a car at a place that seems to be created just for this purpose: driving a rental car that has a GPS around Israel and then into Palestine.
Of course, our plan to return home tonight all depends on whether or not we will be allowed back in to Bethlehem through the checkpoint at 11:30 at night. Our friends here tell us that we will probably not be kept out of Bethlehem on the way home, but if so, well, worse things have happened, and to them personally.
So off we go, to navigate the complexities of travel in the Holy Land. Stay tuned!
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