Israelite brethren from Ethiopia, His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, and beautiful Ethiopian onlookers all together in Zion Square Jerusalem. 

These are the true chosen people, the Israelites of Ethiopia. 

This Ethiopian Israelite brethren got my vote for coolest shirt in Jerusalem. 

Bob Marley and the tree of life in the colors of his majesty on a true Israelite from Ethiopia. Jah Rastafari. 

Me contemplating how I'm gonna get to Tel Aviv. 

Sunset on the beach of the blessed city of Tel Aviv. 

Sunset over the Mediterranean on a popular Tel Aviv beach bar, where many Israelis who backpacked in India go in the evenings. 

Evening in Tel Aviv. 

Shimrit, a Yemenite priestess, and a cute baby named Mia watching the sunset over the ocean. 

The second painting by Mary Borgman. 

My Ethiopian friend Bar-El negotiating with a local Arab photographer on the price of a Polaroid. The Arab wanted 20 shekels for a picture, and Bar-El insisted on 5 shekels. In the end, all we got was this picture. 

A car near the Jerusalem Mall. 

A view of Kibbutz Ein Gedi and the Dead Sea from a very high cliff. 

This is the shack in downtown Jerusalem that I lived in for four years. 

The Tel Aviv skyline from the highest point in Jaffa. 

The Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount, the holiest place in the world. 

Some religious kids making their first major drug deal. 

Natty Dread at home. 

This is the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth. 

Going home after a long day's work waiting for Jesus to come back. 

A nun in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, fantasizing about Jesus coming to seduce her (maybe). 

This is my friend Al who lives in Hawaii most of the year, we hung out a lot there...people thought he was my dad hehe. 

Me and Andreas in Hawaii. 

Oooh! 

Hawaiian potpourri of fruits.