Stink again

Asian veggies

For 2 nights running, stink water and stun grenades have been used by police in our area.  Arabs have been throwing stones to protest. We're house had been stinking from chemical waters and we feel sick every evening. I lock myself in my room otherwise I might get very ill in my lungs. I see from the news media that there were clashes also in Shiekh Jarrah and Silwan, both 1km north and south respectively from the Old City. Looks like things will not calm down soon even though most of us don't want violence and wish to enjoy a quiet peaceful summer ... like we didn't have last year due to the lockdown.

Another bad news ... Covid is back. There's been some 60 new infections in 2 towns among students clustered in 2 schools. The fear is it might be the deadly Delta variant. Our borders and airport might be closed again to incoming visitors or returning locals. Though almost everyone is now going about publicly without masks, I am one of the few who still keep it. And I will continue to wear it as long as the danger of the Delta variant remains.

Today to celebrate Fathers' Day, I went out with 2 of our african students to have brunch at Cafe Hillel, one of the franchised cafes around the country. Both guys have been studying so hard for their thesis ... they work all night and sleep just4 or 5 hours during the day. They've lost weight. This morning we spent 2 hours just chatting and eating with no pressure about studies and datelines. It was good. The sun was shining and a cool breeze was blowing. Lots of people in the street, as it's the first day of the working week. 

I went to the Asian grocery to buy bittergourd. It's suppose to reduce the blood pressure. The store was full of fresh asian veggies grown by asians in Tel Aviv. It was a good choice of veggies though they were expensive.

Tomorrow is the summer solstice ... the longest day this year. I really should enjoy the sunshine tomorrow ... Vitamin D is essential to fight Covid.