Beit Lechem

So as was previously stated last Tuesday I went to Beit Lechem.

Here are 10 things that I learnt from that trip.

1) Catholics and Orthodox Christians are theologically very similar but they really really don't like each other and sometimes resort to violence

2) Beit Lechem has the church of the nativity which is where people think Jesus was born.

3) Jesus was actually born in Nazareth but people like to say he was from Beit Lechem so to establish that he's from the Davidic line and could be the Messiah.

4) Jesus was not born in a barn but was actually born in a cave.

5) The separation fence (apartheid wall) is pretty ugly and scary and bad for Palestinian business, but it also serves as a great canvass for street art and movie projections.

6) Beit Lechem is clean, well developed, organised and beautiful.

7) Bethlemites are polite, cheerful and friendly.

8) The university does not have a security check to enter (very different to Hebrew U) it is also aesthetically stunning and has lots of student life.

9) German Lutheran Pastors are the shiz.

10) Sometimes in life you are pleasantly surprised.