random things i have been doing...

at a falafel stand in ramla...
(ramla is the closest town to where i live...)

the guy is frying up fresh falafel for us...

(falafel is made from garbanzo beans and spices,

fried in balls and then put in pita

with humus, tomatoes, pickles, lettuce, french fries, etc)

making falafel...

an outdoor market - called a "shuk" (shook)

ilana (the midwife i'm working with) at the shuk

(notice how the lady on the right who is selling the stuff

has a white bag on her head to keep off the sun...)

the beautiful andalusian horse for which

"andalus ranch" is named...

andalus ranch, a beautiful stables in the israeli

countryside, where i have been helping out

several days a week...

andalus ranch offers riding lessons,

as well as specializing in theraputic riding

for mentally and physically disabled children.

here karen, one of the head theraputic instructors

gives a lesson to a young boy...

a beautiful sunset on the beach in tel aviv...

tel aviv at sunset...

planes fly over to land at the

ben gurion international airport

in tel aviv

me on the beach in tel aviv...

fishermen going out with their nets...

an interesting indian instrument played

by the father of one of the births

that i assisted with...