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Rediscovering the Straw in the Mango: (Don't) Deport(ed) (Me)
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Rediscovering the Straw in the Mango. The Nomadic Life of an Unemployed, Yet Interning, Ex-student. Tuesday, October 13, 2009. Spending a Saturday at the New Central Bus Station in Tel Aviv is like.not being in Israel. It's the end of the weekend, the time when all the caregivers and domestic workers in the city are returning to the homes of the employers. And the Station is absolutely flooded. גירוש עכשיו " means "Deportation now! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Reading List for Self-Education.
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Rediscovering the Straw in the Mango: 09/27/09
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Rediscovering the Straw in the Mango. The Nomadic Life of an Unemployed, Yet Interning, Ex-student. Sunday, September 27, 2009. On the Topic of Water. With different parts of the fortress lit with different colored spotlights. We went to bed soon after, preparing for an early morning. A view of Masada and the Judean Desert. Masada scene: bird on tree, men prayer, and the Israeli flag. I couldn't have planned it better myself! Matan, Amir, and Shaked hanging out in a cistern. One of the En Gedi trails.
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Rediscovering the Straw in the Mango: Love-Hate List
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Rediscovering the Straw in the Mango. The Nomadic Life of an Unemployed, Yet Interning, Ex-student. Tuesday, October 6, 2009. 1 The good, cheap, locally made yogurt I eat every morning. 2 Seeing a Filipina woman I worked with an Kav La'Oved at the bus station, and having her say hello because she remembered me. 3 No mice in Tel Aviv because there are too many stray cats. And seeing lots of kittens! 3 Seeing lots of homeless kittens. That turned out to be Matan's cousin getting some hummus, too. AHHH IT'S...
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Rediscovering the Straw in the Mango: 11/21/09
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Rediscovering the Straw in the Mango. The Nomadic Life of an Unemployed, Yet Interning, Ex-student. Saturday, November 21, 2009. The End of an Era (or just three months). Beginning at the Farm. Wow- this is really old, but important enough to me to share here. This is a journal entry from my first day on the goat farm.(click on it for it to be readable! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Reading List for Self-Education. Mere Christianity- C.S. Lewis. Judaism for Dummies (thanks Em.). Blogs for your Distraction!
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Rediscovering the Straw in the Mango: 8.10.09 - 10.10.09
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Rediscovering the Straw in the Mango. The Nomadic Life of an Unemployed, Yet Interning, Ex-student. Tuesday, October 13, 2009. 81009 - 10.10.09. This is an ode to a wonderful weekend filled to the brim with seeing friends and getting to know their families. In an attempt at organization, here we go. Last week I had several talks with great people, and each and every time the topics of converting to Judaism and living in Israel came up (who knew that I would incite such conversations?
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Rediscovering the Straw in the Mango: 08/20/09
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Rediscovering the Straw in the Mango. The Nomadic Life of an Unemployed, Yet Interning, Ex-student. Thursday, August 20, 2009. The Pursuit of Material Gain and Pleasure. Tel Aviv is about the pursuit of material gain and pleasure.boundless, bustling infectious energy.Tel Aviv is hedonistic while Jerusalem is holy. Tel Aviv is sexy while Jerusalem is sacred." - Insight Guides Israel. Well, then. Obviously. Of supposed material pleasure and gain. So there. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Rediscovering the Straw in the Mango: Farewell, Rabi Meir Street
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Rediscovering the Straw in the Mango. The Nomadic Life of an Unemployed, Yet Interning, Ex-student. Thursday, October 15, 2009. Farewell, Rabi Meir Street. I moved out of the apartment on Thursday, which was a much sadder occasion than I expected. Lots of good memories there, and it of course signifies that change is soon to come. This will be my last week interning in Tel Aviv, which is ridiculous.time! Where did you go? The empty apartment.how depressing! Are you going to WWOOF as well? Blogs for your ...
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Rediscovering the Straw in the Mango: 10/06/09
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Rediscovering the Straw in the Mango. The Nomadic Life of an Unemployed, Yet Interning, Ex-student. Tuesday, October 6, 2009. 1 The good, cheap, locally made yogurt I eat every morning. 2 Seeing a Filipina woman I worked with an Kav La'Oved at the bus station, and having her say hello because she remembered me. 3 No mice in Tel Aviv because there are too many stray cats. And seeing lots of kittens! 3 Seeing lots of homeless kittens. That turned out to be Matan's cousin getting some hummus, too. AHHH IT'S...
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Rediscovering the Straw in the Mango: 10/05/09
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Rediscovering the Straw in the Mango. The Nomadic Life of an Unemployed, Yet Interning, Ex-student. Monday, October 5, 2009. I encourage you to watch the video- here's a copy with English subtitles. 2 minutes 51 seconds.and then much more to ponder in your own head. http:/ www.youtube.com/watch? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Reading List for Self-Education. Mere Christianity- C.S. Lewis. The Sword and the Olive: A Critical History of the Israeli Defense Force- Martin Van Creveld. Blogs for your Distraction!
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Rediscovering the Straw in the Mango: 09/08/09
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Rediscovering the Straw in the Mango. The Nomadic Life of an Unemployed, Yet Interning, Ex-student. Tuesday, September 8, 2009. Learning a New Trick. Today is most definitely a day that needs to be personally processed via writing. Mainly because…(suspense builds)…I worked with two migrant women today, all by myself! I arrived at the Kav La’Oved office, and my supervisor was like, “Ready? You can be on your own? There’s sweet satisfaction in getting a new skill down…I also loved being useful ...On a comp...