Zohar is an Israeli man who had a month’s vacation from his job in the military last year. He spent that month traveling through California, Colorado and Texas, and found our house through Couchsurfing.com. We let him sleep in our basement for a few weeks. Now, good karma comes into play. We’re staying at his [...]

It’s 3:30 in the morning, and I dimly spot a large object lumbering towards me on the gravely path. “Jimal! Left!,” someone calls out, and I duck to my right to avoid being run over by a camel. These creatures seem as heavy as horses, and getting stepped on by one would be an ugly [...]