"What, are you nuts?!" "Yes." "Alright then."

Last night, something weird happened. We're not sure what, and rumors are running rampant. But the pub closed over an hour early, and guys with loaded guns just told us to go back to volunteer's, and lock the door just to be safe. I was terrified for a while there. But it seems it's all back to normal now. And we had a good time until then at least - loads of dancing as usual. And I did something new...

I don't think I've even mentioned this here before, as I wanted it to be a total surprise for the people back home (Hi mom!), but last night was AWESOME. About 3 weeks ago, I started doing poi – pretty much just a ball at the end of a string you swing around, and that alone looks pretty cool. (”You look like a gay ninja, man!”)

With fire, it's a completely different story.

 Lighting of the fire...

 Getting started...

 Spinning like mad!

 WOOSH!

 Spinning!

 Yshai, my mad teacher, being awesome.

 Bad. Ass.

 Now back to me.

Suddenly I'm Sauron?

 It's not as hard as it looks.

  

 Yshai taking over once I'm done.

The films will be uploaded later.

See y'all!

Last few days

Yesterday was my last day of work - today I've done pretty much nothing. Practicing for something I might upload on saturday, and then slept and lazed around. It was a good day. Pictures from my last day...

 Shaun, the handsome bastard.

 Callin looking awesome in his hat. :D

 Me looking sexy as always. Can't work with a shirt on in this heat...

 New thing these guys invented - the jewish gun, due to the amount of religious jews we've seen here, so long locks of hair, and then the rest just trimmed short.

 Deborah mounting Callin. Callin is less happy.

 Windzer joins in for some ass smacking.

 And then apparently wants some of the same treatment himself...

 Callin doing the very best photobomb I've seen in ages. Without him, it would have been a good photo. Now, it's just hilarious. I'll miss these guys.

 Deborah trying and failing to build a teepee...

 Maddafacka boss, Daniel is the greatest guy I've worked for so far. Really nice, and makes TERRIBLE jokes all the time. I'll miss him.

 Windzer at his coolest.

 And here's all of us gathered, except Leben and Omer weren't there that day. They're awesome as well - Velcro man, and Velcro boy. And Callin is Chocolate boy, of course.

Photobomb... Again...

And we always sleep in the back of the van on the way back. Windzer's hair is so nice...

And that's all I have, nothing new's happening, pub night, then tomorrow is another lazy day. Ta ta!

The beginning of the end

I have less than 2 weeks left here, and it just feels really strange. I currently have the room to myself, since my roommate is at her boyfriend's place. Woo, no-pants-zone! So what has happened since last time? I have gotten a new roommate, obviously. Alice, from the US. On her first night here, I introduced her to a guy who would later go on to become her boyfriend. She was single for 3 days here. That's a new record right there. The member she's with right now (as in, I won't see her again until he goes back to his military base), Eliran, is a really cool guy, and they fit so well together. Me, his brother, and my old roommate set them up.

And Alice gave me a haircut, which is nice. I now look like Ringo Starr except right after work, when my hair's always a sweaty mess. Mainly due to my awesome australian (made in china) hat I wear there. I can't believe I only have 2 days there left... Then I only have freedays until I leave.

Hmm... We have some new volunteers, 2 irish people, that seem really nice. Eda and Emma.

Other than that... We went rafting on the Jordan River, all the people at my workplace. A dozen all in all, on 4 different rafts. It took maybe 4 hours, and it was awesome. So much fun. Talking, and laughing... No cameras, though. Everything got soaked.

Michael, the australian, turned 25 today. Yesterday we had his surprise birthday party, cake and champagne and everything. Went splendidly.

And the pub's finally opened again. After 2 months of it being closed, it's back in business, and it looks great. People were wild - more than twice the usual crowd dancing, everyone having a good time, and now, in the aftermath, rumors are flowing free around the kibbutz. Who did what with whom? Will we ever know for sure?



(Yes. It was all really obvious who got together with who.)








(Me and Esteban. In the bathroom. Hazmat suits needed.)

Too stressed to blog

Whew, it's been ages since I last updated this! What's happened in the last 3 weeks? I've been to Jerusalem with my dad and 2 brothers, who were here to visit a while ago. It was great, we saw the Yehuda Market, lived just by it, and saw a lot of the Old City. Like the western wall at night.

We came during the Festival of Light, so everything was lit up. It was so beautiful.(pictures will come later, due to technical difficulties). We were assaulted at the Tower of David. A bunch of 13 year olds wanted to take pictures with me since I was from Sweden, for some reason. Same with my brothers. So weird, but so much fun.

Howard Garnet Walker, my old roommate, has disappeared and been replaced by the other guy there, Nicolai. He's leaving in less than 24 hours though. Who will replace him?

Sanshiro Hashimoto, who's played piano for longer than I've been alive, did a concert for us - he sang in french and japanese, and it was just ridiculous how well he played.

After that, my sister visited. She was here when I turned 20, during the midsummer party. It was awesome despite her feeling ill and not staying up long. Then we went to Haifa to see the Bahai Gardens, and do some light shopping. Then we also went to Zfat to meet Liza, and explore there some.

Ze Bahai Gardens, they're so beautiful...

Me, Esteban and Mikey who's now left. Horseback riding by the Sea of Galilee, quite an experience.

Then we got down to Tiberias, had a great time there as well.

The whole group at the Cardo, the old road that led through the entire old city once, always lined with traders.

Me acting as serious as I can at the Masada Fortress, with the Dead Sea in the background.

The entire group swearing at once. Find me if you can!

Windzer is currently a map of Israel - his finger is the Golan Heights, his armpit the Sea of Galilee, and his navel Jerusalem.

Casually chilling at the Dead Sea.

Free floating is awesome.