Yesterday was the coolest day travelling I have had in a very long time. During my old city tour on the first day, I met two British guys, Sam and Richard, and we have travelling together ever since. Yesterday, we decided to go to the West Bank. Remember how I was talking about not feeling the tension of the city? That all goes out the window when you go the West Bank. First of all, to leave Jerusalem and go to the West Bank, you have to go to a special Arab bus...

Hello from Abraham hostel in Jerusalem! Yesterday I arrived here in the early afternoon. Vera, another volunteer and I, were both going to Jerusalem, except she went on to Galilee, so we decided to go on the bus together. It was perfect because she had been here before so she knew where I needed to go. My hostel is just a 15 minute walk from practically everything, the perfect location. I got here and had some time before I could check in so I went to the market...