Comments on: The Round Trip part 9: Country living http://972mag.com/the-round-trip-part-9-country-living/41777/ Independent commentary and news from Israel & Palestine Sun, 19 May 2013 21:44:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: AYLA http://972mag.com/the-round-trip-part-9-country-living/41777/comment-page-1/#comment-56476 AYLA Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:14:07 +0000 http://972mag.com/?p=41777#comment-56476 @Asaf :)--I ended up living here, in the Negev, after a series of unexpected events, perhaps beginning at Rachel's grave, when I was traveling around without a plan. It's much harder to be an explorer in the place you come from; that one reason people love travel. Also of course it's harder when you have a family, certain kinds of responsibilities. But, you *can* be an explorer in your own home, just by making fewer plans, setting forth, talking to strangers, looking for signs about where you're meant to be next. You can do it in your daily life--go a different way--and you can also just take a day or two to travel. Also, maybe you wouldn't be comfortable walking across unmarked borders into Area A, but I have Israeli friends who've gone with Palestinians they know to Ramallah, Bethlehem, on the roads (yes, roads) without check points, or without strict ones. They weren't activists; they just wanted to see, and they loved their experience, especially getting over their own fears. We can't all be Yuval, (that's what we have Yuval for! ;) ) but as we've recently been reminded, when we set off into uncharted territory, seas part... Nessiya tova, and thanks for your name. @Asaf :) –I ended up living here, in the Negev, after a series of unexpected events, perhaps beginning at Rachel’s grave, when I was traveling around without a plan. It’s much harder to be an explorer in the place you come from; that one reason people love travel. Also of course it’s harder when you have a family, certain kinds of responsibilities. But, you *can* be an explorer in your own home, just by making fewer plans, setting forth, talking to strangers, looking for signs about where you’re meant to be next. You can do it in your daily life–go a different way–and you can also just take a day or two to travel. Also, maybe you wouldn’t be comfortable walking across unmarked borders into Area A, but I have Israeli friends who’ve gone with Palestinians they know to Ramallah, Bethlehem, on the roads (yes, roads) without check points, or without strict ones. They weren’t activists; they just wanted to see, and they loved their experience, especially getting over their own fears. We can’t all be Yuval, (that’s what we have Yuval for! ;) ) but as we’ve recently been reminded, when we set off into uncharted territory, seas part… Nessiya tova, and thanks for your name.

]]> By: A http://972mag.com/the-round-trip-part-9-country-living/41777/comment-page-1/#comment-56451 A Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:56:27 +0000 http://972mag.com/?p=41777#comment-56451 @AYLA, A is for Asaf.. @AYLA, A is for Asaf..

]]> By: Abi http://972mag.com/the-round-trip-part-9-country-living/41777/comment-page-1/#comment-56448 Abi Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:43:15 +0000 http://972mag.com/?p=41777#comment-56448 Thank you for opening my eyes to the Israel they don't show you in the travel books. I have booked 3 different tour guides when I have visited Israel and your journey has been the most fascinating - a rainbow of colours. Thank you for opening my eyes to the Israel they don’t show you in the travel books. I have booked 3 different tour guides when I have visited Israel and your journey has been the most fascinating – a rainbow of colours.

]]> By: AYLA http://972mag.com/the-round-trip-part-9-country-living/41777/comment-page-1/#comment-56373 AYLA Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:41:36 +0000 http://972mag.com/?p=41777#comment-56373 @Dhalgren and @Tamar--you guys are good. @A--I appreciate your comment, and I'm wondering (I'm sure I'd know if I could specifically recall your previous comments--I only recall appreciating them): are you Israeli? Palestinian? @Yuval--I have to admit, here and while reading your previous journeys, I get sad when you hide your Israeli identity. I don't' blame you. I know (I guess) that it's necessary, mostly to keep you on the journey vs. arrested. But it makes me sad anyway, because so many people on this land have never met each other outside of conflict, and media and government portrayals, and because I really wonder how it would go down if you told. I have this feeling most Palestinians would be more interested in you as Yuval than Greg. (hilarious name choice, btw. love it). Journey on! @Dhalgren and @Tamar–you guys are good.
@A–I appreciate your comment, and I’m wondering (I’m sure I’d know if I could specifically recall your previous comments–I only recall appreciating them): are you Israeli? Palestinian?
@Yuval–I have to admit, here and while reading your previous journeys, I get sad when you hide your Israeli identity. I don’t’ blame you. I know (I guess) that it’s necessary, mostly to keep you on the journey vs. arrested. But it makes me sad anyway, because so many people on this land have never met each other outside of conflict, and media and government portrayals, and because I really wonder how it would go down if you told. I have this feeling most Palestinians would be more interested in you as Yuval than Greg. (hilarious name choice, btw. love it). Journey on!

]]> By: Ben http://972mag.com/the-round-trip-part-9-country-living/41777/comment-page-1/#comment-56297 Ben Mon, 16 Apr 2012 03:44:14 +0000 http://972mag.com/?p=41777#comment-56297 just because some bedouin tribe came from s.e. turkey does not make them from kurdistan. the turks come from the c. asian steppes; the kurds are the brothers of the jewish people who let us return to israel as cyrus the great was said to be kurdish. i love this travelogue. mazal tov, achi. just because some bedouin tribe came from s.e. turkey does not make them from kurdistan. the turks come from the c. asian steppes; the kurds are the brothers of the jewish people who let us return to israel as cyrus the great was said to be kurdish. i love this travelogue. mazal tov, achi.

]]> By: Tammy/Tamar http://972mag.com/the-round-trip-part-9-country-living/41777/comment-page-1/#comment-56282 Tammy/Tamar Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:09:15 +0000 http://972mag.com/?p=41777#comment-56282 @ Dhalgren Eeek! I haven't thought of those Keane paintings in ages. @Yuval Any idea why the Raba twins were dressed up? Festival? Birthday? Wedding party? Other? @ Dhalgren
Eeek! I haven’t thought of those Keane paintings in ages.

@Yuval
Any idea why the Raba twins were dressed up? Festival? Birthday? Wedding party? Other?

]]> By: Dhalgren http://972mag.com/the-round-trip-part-9-country-living/41777/comment-page-1/#comment-56236 Dhalgren Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:04:30 +0000 http://972mag.com/?p=41777#comment-56236 @TammyTamar Good call. Maybe a touch of Margaret Keane in the expressions too. I surely hope they haven't seen The Shining, but hopefully they get the chance to somewhere down the line. @TammyTamar
Good call. Maybe a touch of Margaret Keane in the expressions too. I surely hope they haven’t seen The Shining, but hopefully they get the chance to somewhere down the line.

]]> By: TammyTamar http://972mag.com/the-round-trip-part-9-country-living/41777/comment-page-1/#comment-56226 TammyTamar Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:29:12 +0000 http://972mag.com/?p=41777#comment-56226 These two lines cracked me up: (1) "the land of sour milk and pigeon turds" and (2) "She’s newly in love with a man who has every possible virtue but one: He does not live in Israel." Dhalgren sees the twins channeling Stanley Kubrick, and I am thinking, instead, Diane Arbus. These two lines cracked me up:

(1) “the land of sour milk and pigeon turds” and

(2) “She’s newly in love with a man who has every possible virtue but one: He does not live in Israel.”

Dhalgren sees the twins channeling Stanley Kubrick, and I am thinking, instead, Diane Arbus.

]]> By: Dhalgren http://972mag.com/the-round-trip-part-9-country-living/41777/comment-page-1/#comment-56191 Dhalgren Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:52:09 +0000 http://972mag.com/?p=41777#comment-56191 The last pic of the twin girls in the dresses freaked me out at first, but that's Stanley Kubrick's fault (maybe the ghostly "Shalom" part of the story too). I like the "you are there" perspective in the tea-drinking picture too. Thanks for being our surrogate on this journey, Yuval, er, Greg. The last pic of the twin girls in the dresses freaked me out at first, but that’s Stanley Kubrick’s fault (maybe the ghostly “Shalom” part of the story too). I like the “you are there” perspective in the tea-drinking picture too. Thanks for being our surrogate on this journey, Yuval, er, Greg.

]]> By: A http://972mag.com/the-round-trip-part-9-country-living/41777/comment-page-1/#comment-56174 A Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:06:46 +0000 http://972mag.com/?p=41777#comment-56174 I've never been more envy of a travel in my life. You experience our land in a way that I (sadly) can only dream of. I’ve never been more envy of a travel in my life. You experience our land in a way that I (sadly) can only dream of.

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