Monthly Archives: May 2009

On citizenship, mistakes and boobs.

Posted on May 26, 2009 by elie

Today started out with traveling (yes, it felt like traveling) over to East Jerusalem to arrive at the American Consulate to report my 1/3 American son’s birth and apply for a passport for him. Well, almost 1/3 American. Apparently there … Continue reading →

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A model, a citizen… a baby.

Posted on May 24, 2009 by elie

Five visits to photo shops, 6493542 attempted DIY shots, and one sore infant’s neck later – passport photos for the US, Australia and of course, Israel. Yep, our son will be a triple citizen by the time it’s all over. … Continue reading →

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Ancient lizrael history.

Posted on May 24, 2009 by elie

Subject: update from the mideast Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 09:30:06 -0400   hey friends, i honestly dont think ive felt this happy in years. im in a place where i belong and im having an incredible time. its so … Continue reading →

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The shaking of my non-faith.

Posted on May 21, 2009 by elie

You may think you have everything to lose until you have a kid. Yeah, I had stuff to lose before… but now everything I had to lose is seen in the new light of having a kid and thus everything … Continue reading →

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Making the most of maternity leave.

Posted on May 19, 2009 by elie

It’s three and a half weeks later and all of our ‘afterbirth’ guests have departed as of today. Needless to say we are looking forward to being able to settle into a semi-permanent routine where he goes to work every … Continue reading →

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An Israeli parenting first.

Posted on May 14, 2009 by elie

While I was pregnant, I found that I wasn’t getting too many invasive comments, suggestions and guesses from middle-aged to older Israeli women (as I had dreadfully expected). When I mentioned this to some, they said not to worry; the … Continue reading →

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Mother's Day.

Posted on May 10, 2009 by elie

People have been asking me, “how is to be a mom?” As a brand-new mother, I haven’t yet had a chance to think about what it is to be a mother. Not enough time, you see.  In some places (not … Continue reading →

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