‘Travels’ Posts
30 random facts about yours truly…
Tweet As an expat living in a country I love, I know that I will never feel 100% at home in either place and will always feel that I’m being tugged back and forth between them in so many ways. I was very shy and socially awkward as a kid, and had a difficult time [Read More]
Occupation Day… Or "How I spent my summer vacation"
Tweet Butt. Poop. Budge. Intrigued? Amused? Slightly repulsed? Join the club. These were just three of the new words that the Little One learned to use with great gusto during his two weeks in an American day camp last month. Of course, it now seems like ages since we were [Read More]
Playing with other kids…
Tweet The following conversation took place during our trip to the US… Me: So, Little One, what would you think about coming back next summer for a month? You could go to day camp. Little One: What’s day camp? Me: A place where you could go swimming, learn new [Read More]
Things I Learned in the "Old Country"
Tweet When told that there is no need to add sugar to your newly-received latte because it is presweetened, be afraid. Be very afraid. Goo Gone is very effective for removing Silly Putty from the pocket of a pair of jeans. The “Petite” department in South [Read More]
Getting a Buzz
Tweet I do not conquer jet lag very well. We returned to Israel on Thursday afternoon (noting from the airplane while in Israeli airspace that nearly every green patch within view was filled with parked cars and Israelis barbecuing and celebrating Israel’s [Read More]
Dear Luggage… Wish you were here…
Tweet Dear Luggage, Having a great time in Florida. Wish you were here. I’m blogging from the beautiful city of Sarasota on Florida’s West Coast, having arrived this morning with the Little One. We flew to the US via Paris, and while we only had 20 minutes [Read More]
For the birds…
Tweet “Little One, when we fly to the US to visit Pa and Grandma next month, how many planes will we take?” “Three.” “That’s right! Very good! Where will the first plane fly to?” “Parrots.” “Ummm… Sweetie, [Read More]
80s Music Video #49
Tweet When we got married, we chose to go to Jamaica for our honeymoon. I had gone there for Spring Break during my junior year at university, and having had a taste of only one part of this beautiful island, I was anxious to see what else Jamaica had to offer. And, if I [Read More]
And I thought we had legal loopholes…
Tweet Given that my best friend lives in Norway, I have, over the years, developed something of an affinity for various aspects of life in this bastion of blondness (labor unions that boycott Israel and Jostein Gaarder not withstanding, of course). I am rather fond of [Read More]
80s Music Video Sunday #42
Tweet While in Israel during the winter of 1991, two friends and I decided to go to Cairo. Once we’d gotten all of the required bureaucracy out of the way, the trip involved a very long, tedious bus ride from Tel Aviv, through the Rafah crossing (more about that [Read More]
