VOLUME III, JULY 1999

Hit the porta-potties just before the breakfast call
to get first dibs on
cornflakes before they
run out. Also, that way
you can get the
smallest cucumber
.

 

 


Meet the Staff
by: Alexis Boutin


The Tel el -Far'ah newsletter is blessed with an enthusiastic, diverse staff who will share the digging experience from the perspective of the volunteers. Weekly updates will share every detail of sleep deprivation, scorpion bites, cool finds and fun travel experiences as they occur so that readers will feel like they are here in the heat with us.

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The First Weekend
by: Edgar Martin del Campo


Before I had even learned of the local coral reefs, what best convinced me to visit Eilat was its proximity to several borders: Jordan to the east, the Red Sea to the south, and Egypt to the west. From high up in the Eilat streets, I could see two of these very well; the Jordanian city of Aqaba stood across the Red Sea, and still more vividly at night when all its lights came on. But Egypt was an invisible presence throughout.

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Things we miss most about home
10.
Sleeping past 4 am
9.
Not doing laundry in a bucket
8.
Showering without shoes on
7.
Not being covered in a layer of dust
6.
A fly-free environment
5.
Drawers, shelves and closets
4.
Feet not hurting every day
3.
Ice
2.
Not living in fear of scorpions
1.
A variety of food wider than tomatoes, cucumbers and eggs.
 

 


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