the Holy Land--->Jerusalem 2011

Ramallah (literally "Height of God"), is a city in the central West Bank serving temporarily as capitol of the Palestinian National Authority.

(fig juice vendor pours 4 glasses on a hot summer day in the center of Ramallah)

Ramallah is located 10 kilometers (6 miles) north of Jerusalem, Israel.

Kibbutz Machayim, Northern Israel 2010

man's ringed fingers grips his self-carved wooden cane in West Campus area of Austin, Texas