September 4, 2000

Downtown Jenin.

Jenin. Ah, the saga of the bank account. Jenin (ten minutes away by taxi and pop. 40,000) is "The Big City," and we had big plans to take care of the financial needs. Well, we do have a checking account. But there's no money in it (nobody in Jenin takes travelers' checks), and we can't write checks (that's a separate application process). That wondrous learning curve.

But (with graciously lent money) we did get copies of our house keys, electrical mosquito repellent thingies, and Maalox.