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1992: December, Israel, working in a Kibbutz

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I decided to go to a Kibbutz and work as a volunteers, after hearing so many good things about it, speciall from my ex-girlfriend Graziela.

It was a great experience. Hard in the beginning... I was asking myself how I could be working for free like this. But after a few weeks life starts to get comfortable. The volunteers were from all over. Argentinians (who visited me in Brazil a few years later), Venezuelan (Juan), many from the Scandinavian countries, from Holland, from everywhere.

I loved the Friday afternoon cheese cake from Pidu, the old lady who got around the kibbutz on her bike, although she was almost 80.

Our afternoons were filled with a few visits to Hadera (the closest town), and picking fruits inside the kibbutz... also writting letters, playing basket ball, etc.

I worked as a gardner. I had to wake up really early, but the work was great. I got to drive the small tractor around, which was fun.

It's just too much to write about this 1 month experience... the bunkers of the kibbutz; Ricardo telling me about the tatoos of the older people from the time of the concentration camps, etc. etc. etc.

This was a life experience!
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv		 Ad of the Kibbutz (Givat Chaim Meuchad) and the orange juice factory
Ad of the Kibbutz (Givat Chaim Meuchad) and the orange juice factory		 Kibbutz, largest producer of orange juice in Israel
Kibbutz, largest producer of orange juice in Israel		 Warm-up before going to work
Warm-up before going to work
My job!!! Plant the flower
My job!!! Plant the flower		 Rodrigo, at work, waking up at 5 in the morning
Rodrigo, at work, waking up at 5 in the morning		 Our cantine in the Kibbutz
Our cantine in the Kibbutz		 Our rooms in the kibbutz
Our rooms in the kibbutz
The cow carrossel
The cow carrossel		 Turkey farm of the Kibbutz, where Ricardo used to work
Turkey farm of the Kibbutz, where Ricardo used to work		 Martin, Vanessa (who came to visit in Brazil a few years later), Ricardo, and the Venezuelan
Martin, Vanessa (who came to visit in Brazil a few years later), Ricardo, and the Venezuelan		 Afternoons free, reading letters, chatting (Ricardo and the Argentinians, Vanessa and Martin)
Afternoons free, reading letters, chatting (Ricardo and the Argentinians, Vanessa and Martin)
Volunteers' TV room
Volunteers' TV room		 At the borders with Syria, themal baths, close to Golan heights
At the borders with Syria, themal baths, close to Golan heights		 Excursion with volunteers, organized by the kibbutz, to see where Jesus was baptized
Excursion with volunteers, organized by the kibbutz, to see where Jesus was baptized		 Jerusalem at the back
Jerusalem at the back
Jerusalem with the volunteers (Swedish, Brazilian
Jerusalem with the volunteers (Swedish, Brazilian		 The Swedish girls
The Swedish girls		 Muro das lamentacoes
Muro das lamentacoes		 The wall (muro das lametacoes), Jerusalem
The wall (muro das lametacoes), Jerusalem
Where they say Jesus was born or buried...
Where they say Jesus was born or buried...		 The Dead Sea below
The Dead Sea below		 Border Israel Egypt
Border Israel Egypt

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