סוף סוף!!

ahh! i am finally finally done with classes for the semester. i think i had pretty successful reviews on the work that i've been doing for the past couple of months. i found out that it is really easy to get caught up on certain ideas of what a place should look like and feel like in the place and there is too much subjective tastes to be found. i was told that i was successful in capturing a contested place as a respectful viewer of the life and culture there! that's so nice to hear! i was also made aware that some of my photos have failed to transcend this notion of touristy image. i think it's rather hard to do so in a place that is completely new and foreign. i'm sure that an jewish israeli or an arab israeli would have done my project completely differently but i'd like to think that i can see things in a new way that puts things in a different light. i also developed my first!! cross-processed film! it looks pretty damn amazing. now i know why lisa does it all the time. i'm ready to relax for the next couple of days before i return to the states.