We're here in Israel, but yesterday our thoughts were with the Maasai in Tanzania as we spent most of the day working on the Maasai school project. Having been there for several weeks just a bit before coming to Israel, it's fresh on our minds. It's easier living here in many ways. I can blend in... if I don't open my mouth to speak, anyway. We happen to have rented an apartment in the German/Greek Colony in Jerusalem. When I wear a certain skirt and modest blouse and make sure not to hold Tim's hand while in public, I've been greeted like one of the regulars here. The streets and sidewalks are paved; stores are accessible; the lifestyle is uniquely Jerusalem and yet more familiar than Tanzanian culture. Much is uniquely Middle Eastern, yet much is very Western. It almost feels like home. (-;
www.maasaischool121.org
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