Mae Shuaib, Ein Yabrud:Euphoria a piece of heaven on earth

Mae Shuaib:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm_qU4IGBYo

(Intro)

Ein Yabrud a village near Ramallah is interesting for all ages, particularly for an adventurous trip in the valley. Its small and everyone knows everyone. My project will discuss the old areas of the village, not only their significance but their historical relevance for the people. The valley of old houses in Ein Yabrud called Shahoun still exists until today. I don’t live in it or have family living in it but I pass it every day on my way home. My view on the ride home includes Shahoun in the forefront, then Ein Yabrud, then the Ofra settlements in the distance. Beer abo Khasaba is a place for land, cultivating, barbecues and the well people get water until today still. I go there sometimes for fun. It's open, beautiful, vast landscape.

I never pictured my village to be open and vast because I always thought it was a straight two way street village with a couple of stores. My grandfather told me his experience in the village. Just the short area I have chosen to video is beautiful. Its interesting how these certain places still exist/stand, especially the Wade el Kuleya, which is the cave that takes you to Yabrud, where people used to hide from the Israeli soldiers in the past. Beer abo Khasaba still stands today and people go get water there but it is a village no one knows or passes by. People used to live in Beer abo Khasaba only for vacation, during summer time. During the winter people would go back to their homes to sleep because Beer abo Khasaba is an open space. No water in village so they go back to Beer abo Khasaba. Cooking was done in the cave. Many types of vegetables, fruits and trees were produced in the land of Beer abo Khasaba. Since the Ofra settlements established people are not allowed to sleep in Beer abo Khasaba like before. 

This video project will show the significance of one small village, and how the monuments and landscape are useable and pretty. Using my grandfather as an example shows the relationship the teenagers and elders, and how we both use the same space.