Monday May 5

Today we would like to introduce you to some unusual things.

1. When you go to the bathroom, you do not throw the paper in the toilet. You put it in a garbage can. This is for the purpose of water conservation. Joel, your camping plan doesn't sound so unusual here.

2. In some churches that we visited, you are not permitted to cross your legs or put your hands in your pocket. This is Middle Eastern etiquette.

3. We have seen some places with signs which say, no weapons allowed. This would not seem so unusual except for all the soldiers who walk around with weapons.

4. There are a lot of cats around. Good thing because on one walk, we passed a dead rat in the middle of the road.

Today we were in the Negev and saw a lot of Bedouin camps and villages. Hence, the picture of the camels.

There might not be blogging for a few days because of where we will be staying.