Yesterday we arrived in Bethlehem, only to be told at our hotel that the reservation made by my wife less than 2 months ago had been mislaid and there was no room for us: something of an irony wouldn't you agree?
Some subtle negotiations were then entered into and satisfactory accommodation eventually secured. Tomorrow is set for my big show- all is ready from my perspective; my practice session this morning went without a single mistake- though later on we discovered that the whole event may be somewhat chaotic, considering nearly a hundred children aged from 6 to 13 will be in the audience, with no knowledge of the proper etiquette of audiences- a good thing then, that jugglers are used to anarchy and chaos. I shall remain completely fluid about whatever happens, which by the way I recommend as a useful approach to life in general and visiting deprived countries in particular: things often, or even usually, fail to go according to plan- after all, we propose, but God doth dispose- irregardless then, wish me luck!
Saturday I hope to realize a dream I have fostered since early childhood: to sit in the Dead Sea while reading a newspaper. This is based on a photograph I saw when I was about 8 years old in a book called something like " Great Wonders of the World" and something I have wanted to reproduce in person ever since. Please God it will work, thus making it one of the great culminating moments of my life. Please follow this blog to see if it does (and forgive me if I am unable to access a computer immediately)
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