Two plus hours in the midday sun in Israel. Phone calls, phone calls, phone calls. Chit chatting. Chit chatting. Phone calls and more phone calls. Walking in the heat of a hot hot day. Shelves and shelves of colored produce. The hot sun beating down. Phone calls. And finally the meltdown. A meltdown like … Read more
That elusive other shoe finally dropped on my last day in Israel. When did the headache start? In the morning before I left? Or was it the afternoon? I was certainly in bad shape by the time I said goodbye to my parents in the evening. Unlike the rest of the headaches I suffered throughout … Read more
My sister formed a Whatsapp group for the family. My siblings and I often message each other. I live in Pittsburgh, my older brother in Boston, and my two younger siblings in Israel. Though far flung, we are very close. A few days ago I messaged them about having won a minor writing competition. Us … Read more
At the pilot’s words, “We are starting our descent.” all the anxiety I felt about this trip to Israel vanished as if it had never been. Yes, I was exhausted, and yes, I went into sensory overload mode while in transit. The headache was ever present and I was wobbly much of the time. But … Read more
I peered through the airplane window, scanning, searching. When I finally caught sight of the beaches of Tel-Aviv, my heart skipped a beat. Trying to keep my excitement in check, I told myself that it would be at least half an hour before we landed, and more than two hours before we reached my parents … Read more
