So the fun and games are over and i'm now back to doing what i usually do in London. Running workshops and making art.
I will be running workshops for the next few days with Palestinian boys and girls aged 11+ for the summer games. The workshops will involve producing a 10 meter mural painting, depicting the children's view of life in Silwan. I will post images at some point.
I arrived on Friday 8th of August and it has taken me a couple of days to sit down and set up this blog.
MY FIRST DAY involved landing in Tel-Aviv and taking a "taxi" to Jerusalem. It is a very hot place! A far cry from the London weather i am accustomed to. I did the usual tourist things like walk up and down numerous hills in midday heat, I visited the souk (market), saw the city of David, had an LSD-like experience by the "wailing wall", drank beer in the trendy Jerusalem bars and also managed to squeeze in a planning meeting about running workshops in Silwan.
DAY TWO involved a very interesting trip to Ramallah. I finally got to see "the wall", Banksy's contribution to the cause, I visited the turkish baths (it was women-only day) and had the first of many more to come "checkpoint" experiences. I really like Ramallah and i think i will move my "mobile studio" there at some point during my adventures.
DAY THREE: Even though Sunday is a day of rest for some us who live in the Western world, it is a working day for most Jerusalemites. Fortunately for me, I was having none of it. I spent the day sleeping, eating, farting and finally unpacking.
