Category Archives: 400 thoughts

thoughts from the 400 bus and beyond.

Being a mom.

Posted on August 16, 2009 by elie

At this point in my life I’ve known two too many 12-year-old girls who have fought cancer and lost. The first time I was a kid. This time I’m a mom. Being a mom at a shiva call for a … Continue reading →

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A bit about us.

Posted on August 9, 2009 by elie

We met during the Disengagement, got married during Lebanon II, were pregnant during the Gaza incursion, birthed our baby on Yom Hazicaron eve. Here’s to only good events coinciding between my national life and my personal life in the future.

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My own Israeli Australia.

Posted on July 15, 2009 by elie

Just left the Australian Embassy in Tel Aviv. If you happen to be an Australian married to an American and you have children together, then I don’t have to tell you how much more of a pleasant experience it is … Continue reading →

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The truth about sabras.

Posted on July 14, 2009 by elie

I’ve been in this mood lately… I’m not sure what it is exactly, but it’s this subtle hostility I’ve been feeling towards my Israeli surroundings. Perhaps it was the head-on collision between two cars on the Beit Shemesh road (speeding … Continue reading →

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In three years.

Posted on June 25, 2009 by elie

In the last three years, give or take, I’ve gotten married, visited my husband’s home country located across the world, moved to the suburbs, got pregnant, completed the coursework for my Masters degree, gave birth to a son, grown three … Continue reading →

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Five years' time.

Posted on June 16, 2009 by elie

So, my son now has one of his three passports. The Israeli passport came in today and is it wrong to think, after seeing its expiration date of 2014, that it happens to be excellent timing in accordance with this … Continue reading →

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On kids, memorials, and what brings them together.

Posted on April 20, 2009 by elie

So it’s come to this: I go to Holocaust memorial services in Israel and all I can think about is how my kids may turn out in this culture. Well, in the first place, I have yet to be impressed … Continue reading →

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