Random Thoughts/Observations

I have met many people on the kibbutz (though not all) and it is surprising how international it is. There are some Europeans (German, Austrian, Dutch, British, French, etc.), some eastern Asians (Thai, Nepalese, a Japanese guy! Sugoi!), and from South America (Brazilian, Chilean, Mexican *sigh*). It's interesting to talk to people and see how they ended up being in Lotan.

When shovelling compost/manure/dry materials, try to stand upwind. Also, when eating and some food falls on your arm, make sure it is clean before you lick it off...

I have never been bitten by flies until coming to Israel. Not mosquitos, not gnats, flies, Mediterrenean flies. Grr.

I bought Cheetos one time, they were probably the worst chips I have ever tried (tied with some Lays I ate in China). Very disappointing.

The Eco Interns give each other Russian names, just cuz. Mine is Boris because they could not think of one close to my name. Sometimes people call me Boris, and I respond. I might give them Spanish names, maybe like Panfilo, Pancracio, Anacleto, Filegonio, Balvanedo, Petronila, Tiburcio, Floripepundio, or Gervacio, as examples.

My Hebrew after 2 weeks is...still terrible, but at least existent. I saw my name written in Hebrew and it looks weird, I don't like it. I cannot read/write Hebrew at all.
Mini Hebrew lesson:
boker tov = good morning (tov means good, tova if it's feminine)
layla tov = good night
baseder = OK (Mike says this all the time) (this is the same seder as the Seder meal)
toda = thank you
ma kore = what's happening?
ma nishma = how are you doing? (ma means what, ima means mother)
caja caja = so-so/mas o menos/etsi ketsi/maa maa/mama huhu (eng/spa/greek/jap/chinese)

Random photos:

The cow dairy (the 'refet'), in the background

Lotan's date plantation, the mountains in the background are in Jordan

Decorated water tower, mountains in background are in Israel

The toilets, urinal, showers (behind the tree)

Break + weekly meeting; Tara and Eitan tired and hungry for watermelon and grapes (and sun tea and sun coffee)

Break + weekly meeting; Stephanie and Mike listening attentively, or just tired

Break + weekly meeting; Leah and the rinds (worm food)

Buckets and buckets of freshly made mud

IMAX pyramid in Eilat

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