Category: lizrael update
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Lizrael Update… and then some.
Life resumed today, like a slap in the face. Actually, that’s harsh; it wasn’t a slap in the face, but more like a friendly pat on the cheek. I have it so good here: Solid, likable job. Affordable, yet comfy, apartment. Married to an Australian… Oh, I’m not supposed to focus on the Australia bit…
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Lizrael update: it's been awhile.
Things have been hectic lately. My role at work has been expanded, I have enough schoolwork to keep me busy until Pessach and thoughts of moving out of Jerusalem loom in the back when I have time to give them room. So that’s what ‘real’ life is like, isn’t it? Work. School. Home. Commute. Weddings.…
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Lizrael Update: technicals and practicals.
A boring, technical Lizrael Update for yous. Work, work all day. On the job front, things are going really well. My workplace is calm and friendly, half Anglo, half Israeli. The top people treat the bottom people with respect. I’m not exactly bottom by any means, but I’m just saying. It’s chock fulla respect here.…
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lizrael update: a timeline
get this sequence:2 weeks ago, fed up with emailing 10 times a day to different employers i am not qualified to work for, i post my details on some israeli listserves and invite employers to ask for my cv if they are interested. a week and a half ago, dvora bitcover, some freelance writer emails…
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L update.
apartment: moved in to a cute 3 bedroom apt in the beginning of baka/talpiot with 2 girls, loving the atmosphere but i’m only subletting so ill be out by december looking for something else… again.job: after getting a freelance job for a freelance writer, being a freelance writer, i received an even better offer from…
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Lizrael Update: The Interview and The Bus.
[LIZRAEL UPDATE: today i had an interview in hod hasharon (woke up at 6 am and it took 3 1/2 hours each way) for a technical writing internship program, at which the lady basically said she liked me and she’s going to try to set me up at a company close to bar ilan. it…
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lizrael update
– yesterday was my 4 month anniversary. i’m not much of a counter, but other people are, so there. – in honor of my newfound community-feeling, which isn’t yet complete, i threw a shabbat dinner for 21 people friday night. that’s A LOT of raw chicken. it felt great feeding guests in my Jerusalem apartment.…
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on israel…
Chaverim… I know I dropped off the face of the earth, it’s been a trippy month, and I’ve begun the adventure of settling into Jerusalem life finally. So here’s the deal in an electronic nutshell: After some initial trials, I was on my flight and it was unexceptional except that I had this sense of…
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expedite!
expedite is my new favorite word. the Connecticut Passport Agency expedited my passport.El Al expedited my flight reservation.the Jewish Agency expedited my aliyah application.the Israeli Consulate will expedite my aliyah visa.Nefesh b’Nefesh will try to expedite my teudat zehut. i wish i could expedite this week. and the ten hour flight. mustn’t get greedy, though.
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quite an ass kicking.
today i should have been walking around in naot in 60-70 degree weather, praying with meaning after a year’s dry spell, running my hands over white stone and falling in love. instead i was walking around in naot in lesser weather; praying to a passport agency for a way out of here; beating my thumbs…
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the plan
friend: “20 years from now when your old and grey and living in Gush Katif you’ll describe your aliyah as the biggest anti-climax of your life.” lizrael process, part III:go to connecticut tomorrow for passport agency to get quickie passport.if i get that, and it’s before 10 30, off to the city for jewish agency…