November 7, 2001

The new vacuum cleaner gets a workout when we have visitors.

Tomorrow the teachers from the school are coming over for a visit, so we spent the entire day after school cleaning aggressively - the new vacuum has been getting quite the workout! Palestinian homes are usually spotless, a level of cleanliness we are completely unfamiliar with - it'll be a long day of dusting and the like.

A French TV documentary on the arrival of electricity to Zababdeh in 1969.

Marthame also headed over to the Municipality building - the Baladiyye - to discuss a small-scale project. A few months ago, we had received a video from France on the implementation of electricity in Zababdeh (in 1969). Many people have approached us about the video, wanting to see it or have us make copies. Now, we have made an arrangement so that people can buy copies of the video from the Baladiyye for a small price, and the money will go to a project to help people in Zababdeh. It won't be too many, but we're hoping the idea of self-funded projects will catch on a bit.