I took a bus to the central bus station and from their another bus to the Aluf Sade junction where I was met by some distant family friends I'd never met. It was hot but a wore jeans and brought a dress shirt in the off chance they were religious and observed Shabot. Luckily this was not the case and I changed into shorts. It was a very nice new home where English, Hebrew and Swedish were spoken. The sons were my age and one of them showed me life as a Israeli. The real difference is they smoke lots of cigarettes, play backgammon (which they call sheshbesh=hebrew for 5 6) also they're finishing up army or social service while Americans are finishing up college, its not uncommon for girls to be tank commanders. The young really love Israel, resent the religious, and enjoy life by the Mediterranean.
Went to a B-day pool party and it turned out the parents I'd met at a Independence Day BBQ two weeks earlier---small world. The language difference added some social unease but overall a fun day. Some offroading through a field. Bus never came that night so I stayed an extra night. On the way back we went through the west bank to save time. Went on a tour of Hasharon Prison, one tour was enough.
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