Today was the first day of what is going to be a very busy week...I started off the day by video-interviewing the headmaster of the Democratic School in Hod Hasharon about her perspectives on coexistence and education in Israel. After that, Daphna, Paul and I helped some of the younger Hod Hasharon ukulele enthusiasts...the youngest group, pictured in the photo above, practiced dilligently for their upcoming debut at a school Hanukkah party on Wednesday. And yes, those are ukulele cases on their heads.

After that it was off to Tira for more lessons and a bit of recording, and now we're getting everything ready for the coming week...it's going to be a full one! There's a gig in a senior's home tomorrow for a few of the advanced players, the beginners will perform 'Row Row Row Your Boat' at the school party on Wednesday, and the UFP orchestra has a couple of shows on a kibbutz on Thursday...AND we'll be squeezing in two more recording sessions somewhere! For now, check out what I have officially decided is the cutest thing to emerge from the recording process so far: Drunken Sailor, complete with pirate lingo.