Tag Archive for 'English'

Beware the crabits in your cards…

Is it passe to make fun of English spelling mistakes on Israeli marketing products? Eh, I still find it amusing and I’m sure one day my kids will make fun of me for the Hebrew mistakes I make in the little notes in their lunchboxes.
Anyway, I am offering a public service announcement about what is [...]

Another opportunity to volunteer with Sudanese refugees in Israel.

After I posted about volunteer opportunities with Sudanese refugees in Israel, a few people asked me for more details. While I didn’t have them (but did have the contact details of people who did) I now have more information regarding an opportunity to volunteer teaching English to refugees in Tel Aviv:
Looking for volunteers to teach [...]

People-watching in a mirror.

Waiting for my mom at the airport this morning, I got to engage in the curious ritual that is people-watching. Airport arrival halls are the best places to people-watch.
This pre-holiday Friday morning was even more interesting.
One family particularly stood out to me. I watched a middle-aged couple - probably around my mother’s age - walk [...]