A few weeks ago, a woman on the kibbutz told me about a hill with a great view "near the cemetery." This wasn't nearly enough information for me to find said hill, but enough to interest me: a hill near the flatness of the kibbutz is a treat. Some amount of time after that, John and Shoshi told us that their adopted family took them on a hike "past the palm trees, past the olive trees, past the cemetery, and up a hill." Ah-ha! Still not perfect, but much better.
Today, on a lark, I gave it a shot. Somewhat to my shock, I found it. For the record, better directions would be, "Go out through the gate just past the shul, make a right at the palm trees, walk for a long time, make a left at the olive trees, and go up the hill. Don't push a stroller up the hill: getting it up is hard, and getting it down is worse." Also for the record, this elevated bit of land is not actually a hill: it is the edge of the valley, and it is even more beautiful than promised.
Now that I know how to get there, I want to go back lots and lots of times, and explore. I want to explore the date trees and the olive trees and the path on the edge of the valley, and the path out of the valley that some fellow-walkers told me is more accessible to strollers.
Also exciting tonight, I emailed the person who gives out jobs on the kibbutz, and he got back to me! I'll call him on Wednesday, and hopefully find some relevant part-time work on the kibbutz. Right now, we're not really integrated into the kibbutz at all, and I think that working here will help with that.
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