Ramallah - Post Report Question and Answers
What are some typical ways to socialize, either with local people or with other expatriates? Are there groups or clubs that you can recommend?
There is a schedule of arts events throughout the year and people make connections by going to these events (movies, concerts, lectures, dance performances, etc.). Ramallah has some good restaurants and a cafe culture (downside: lots of smoking). Hiking is an activity for some people like to do, particularly in the spring when the countryside is green and flowery. There is a hiking group on Saturdays that explores the areas just outside Ramallah that meets all year long. During the summer and fall harvest time, there is a harvest festival in various villages each weekend. Taybeh -- just outside of Ramallah -- is the site of the only beer brewery in Palestine and has an enormously popular Oktoberfest. Jericho is a destination for some people on the weekends during the winter. It is a good place for biking. The Franco-German Cultural Center holds classes for German, French and Arabic learners. For home entertaining, people BBQ in the late afternoon if outside. The big meal is late lunch. - Dec 2013
