As you know, a piano needs frequent adjustments to work well. There are many pianos in Palestine but there is not anybody qualified to fix it except one man from Jerusalem who is now old and tired of the hassles of travelling here. Thus, Palestinians are depending from voluntary piano tuners' intermittent stays.
Organized with the associations “Music Fund” from Belgium and "Nablus the Culture" from Palestine, the idea is to train two persons during a year. The workshop will be established in Nablus in the north of the Westbank.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

One day in Nablus

I like living in Nablus. Since my return, I am finding my habits again.

Here is one usual day;

Around nine, I leave my flat and start to walk. Then I observe different shops and workshops on the street. I arrived at my hummus restaurant. Yasseen, the hummus maker is very busy because there is a lot of people who wants to buy his precious mixture (There, you could feel how it is enjoyable to live in a country where everybody is open and always exchanges some words).



After some words and getting my food, I finish my way down toward Nablus the Culture where is my workshop (I live much more high than it, Nablus is very undulating). Streets there are full of motor and carpentry workshops where I can see the work progression every days. Then, I arrive at Nablus the Culture and water the heavenly garden before my students arrival.

I do not have always all my students at the same time and they often change of work station during the day; some tuning on the morning and adjustment or restoration the afternoon. So, I go from one work station to another to follow the progression and advise. Breaks are also great moments... With the English as common language, we exchange a lot of Palestinian and French vocabulary or stories.

At 8.00pm, The day is over. On this hour, it is always the night. I resume one's journey and see the commerces closing before going back home.

Nablus by night
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