Cold and dark day

Storm clouds at noon today

 Yesterday morning a terrorist fired a submachine gun just 200m from my house, wounding 4 people. He was killed by the police. It's getting very violent. Later in the afternoon, a suspected terrorist stabbed a jew in Jaffa, Police in return had raided an arab refugee camp, arresting terrorists who were planning large-scale attacks. It's no longer safe to walk in the streets as innocent bystanders are wounded. And the streets here are very narrow. There is no chance of escape. I try to change my routes everyday, taking the least crowded ones so as to avoid any attacks. It's very unsettling and you have to keep watching your back.

Tourists have been flooding the Old City though, despite the cold, wet weather we're having. Yesterday drizzled alot but today it stopped. Still the sky is very overcast and a cold wind is blowing. I'm never quite prepared as I walk home after 6pm which is very dark, and I'm shivering most of the way.

It'll be a busy week as our General Visitator arrived from Rome to prepare us for the Chapter to elect the new Custos. I've finished all my reports to be presented to him, and I've already cast my votes. I think I was the first one to do so. There's so much going on, I can't catch up. So I'm living day by day. I must go to get my colonoscopy soon. The situation isn't getter better. So if I'm offline and no updating, it's because I'm in hospital.