Lizrael Update: babbling about the expat life since 2004
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am i funny?
ethiopians laugh at me.
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healthy care.
yet another interesting israeli experience: dr.: say ahhhhelisheva: ahhhhdr.: you have the flu. take these drugs. bye. oooooh, that’s why socialized medicine is better… i could’ve sworn it was crappy.
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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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ulpan days, israeli nights.
ever have those wow moments when you’re like, wow… how did i get here?all i can say is, yom shlishi, baka, yerushalyim, ulpan, kitah gimmel.
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another day, another cab driver
driver: when did you get here? me: i came here two weeks ago on aliyah. driver: from where? me: new york city. driver: voice raising… new york? what? are you crazy? your life was so good there – me: i know… driver: why did you do it? me: um… driver: voice raising higher… i’ll tell…
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common nonsense.
i just start laughing out loud randomly.a bus running over construction. a sign translated poorly. on an industrial side of town i looked past the railing at Ramot, at perfect hills over a non perfect city; a non perfect country for a non perfect people. can’t get a driver’s license because the office is on…
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an airport thought
here. that’s it: this woman, a bit older than me, staring out the large window, waiting for the delayed el al plane.and she’s hanging out with this random 6 year old girl, because we’re stuck here, waiting for the plane, and this adorable animated girl offered her some gum.and then – random woman: “chamuda, henay…
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leaving update
k so i’m leaving on wednesday. 48 hours. for real this time, kids.
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foresight and irony.
if we knew the future, how boring would the present be? got my visa stamped right away… thank god for having to pee right after i gave in the papers and was told to come back on friday and then coming out of the bathroom and told, nevermind, we did it just now, here you…
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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…
Questions? Comments? Advice?