4 Germans and a chefs hat

It's been a while since I wrote a post and a fair amount has happened in the last week. I have moved jobs and there's been some positive changes in the volunteer house.

Volunteer photo before Debra left. 

The kitchen is now where I go at 7am Sunday to Friday. It's so nice to be busy all day. I have made so much food. Work doesn't drag anymore and as a result my coffee consumption has plummeted! From about 6 cups everyday and quite often still managing to drift off at work, I have just one with breakfast. Wandering around the shop singing along to the radio was pretty fun though. I got laughed at by the chef the other day for dancing around  the kitchen. Have to do something to make cleaning more fun. All in all I am really enjoying working in the kitchen. We get chocolate brownie for breakfast!

After Debra and Adru leaving we got two new volunteers, one of them replacing me in the shop.  One of them is Mario from Guatemala, who's hanging out with his fellow South Americans at the Cobal and Marian from Germany. That means we have 4 Germans in the house which is more than any other country, so guess they are winning the war for once. There are 17 of us in the house again and we aren't getting any more volunteers until after winter is over. This is nice we have a good bunch of people here. I have heard stories from two month previous to me arriving of furniture being smashed an fights breaking out. Right now everyone seems pretty chilled, hope we all stay that way for the most part.

Speaking of chilled. Joel and  Wesley, two of the South African guys here built a really nice chill out area under the tin roof outside. Loads of sofas cushions, a table, great place to chat, smoke and relax. We had a big meeting and agreed we should start doing some work on the house to get it looking nice. We have a new cleaning schedule and Saturday afternoons are going to be spent painting walls, mending so.etching or making something new for the house. There is such a nice atmosphere here at the moment.

Last night we went to Bersheva, the nearest town, which took about 40 min car drive to get to..well actually we went to the mall, which was like any other shopping centre but massive. The biggest in Israel apparently. I had planned to buy a big needle and thick thread/wool to fix the hole in the hammock, but I forgot. I think my brain was overwhelmed by the awesomeness and the fact things cost almost the same as back home but I dont get paid that much. The only shop I enjoyed was the puzzle shop. Literally you walk In andone of the guys working there hands you a puzzle to work out. Took me about 20 mins to open a box!

On Sunday is a gathering of all the volunteers who work on the kibbutz in this area so I am looking forward to that should be interesting. Tequila is the public booze of choice for tomorrow. Set to be a fun few days.