Lizrael Update: babbling about the expat life since 2004
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Bebe update: Eleven months.
You know what I love about you and your brother lately? The playing together, side by side. The amazed curiosity with which you watch everything he does. The way you listen to everything he says, with your mouth wide open in a gawky smile. Hello, little world traveler. If by world I mean Israel +…
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Homecoming: Koala edition.
Bebe and I returned home from the airport and the countdown began till we went to pick up Koala from gan. It would only be a few hours. I was nervous, I’m not gonna lie. Part of me thought my little drama king would burst out crying and prove right the judgmental thoughts of the…
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If only it were that simple, eh, Diplomacy?
It’s on my mind. Constantly. The fact that it’s nearly Purim and everyone wants to draw comparisons doesn’t help. So I’ll let Jon Stewart take on the Iran-Israel-USA dance of doom: Words of Warcraft (And, come on, he totally could’ve saved the erection slip-up by pointing out that it’s all the MEN and TESTASTERONE that is…
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Fifty-Two Frames: Portrait of a Stranger.
My latest family-abroad visit is coming to an end. It gets harder to leave every time. For this week’s photo, I submitted a shot I took when visiting the 9/11 memorial on Ground Zero in New York City. Thousands of strangers. Thousands of names. No one to ask whether I could take their picture… Just…
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This is America and we’re gonna get DRUNK.
No where else in the world (except maybe Australia?) can you go to Costco and buy vodka. I mean, VODKA. I MEAN VODKA. Dedicated to my Pops. You know why.
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Hello from the Sunshine State!
Hello! I feel all must be super chipper since I’m in the Sunshine State! It’s just beautiful here in West Palm Beach! The weather is gorgeous! The people are friendly! Floridians keep complimenting my baby! All decor everywhere we go is turquoise and mauve! Just wonderful, everyone!
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Ok, Tel Avivim too.
This is for Rafman. Saw this a while ago, thought to post, and then thought twice because it’s in Hebrew. But screw it. Now presenting: שיט שתל אביבים אומרים (Shit Tel Avivim Say)
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We are the Anglos in Israel.
Over seven years here, and you know what? It’s time to own it. Way to own it, Yosef Adest! And check out the bloopers for Sh*t Anglos in Israel Say. Great job, guys! [Psst, Adest lives here]
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Fifty-Two Frames: Dirty.
Visiting my hometown this week: Staten Island. Need I say more? So much opportunity: the landfill, the sanitation building, New Jersey, the beach, American cash, the natives, the tanning salons… But I ran out of time and good weather. Week 8: Dirty There was a Snooki the day before, but I messed up and forgot…
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So *this* is mother guilt.
I’m panicking. I’m even kind of shaking. I know it’s ridiculous, but then again, I really don’t. Bebe and I are leaving tonight on a two-week trip to New York and Florida to visit family. I’ve been really looking forward to this trip for weeks. It was an ‘on a whim’ thing, and I think…
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Einstein spending Purim in Beitar Illit?
One of the best things about Purim is the idea that you can enjoy the humor, the sass, the tongue-in-cheek quality of opposites. You can turn the world upside-down, you can defy the laws of gravity with a sprinkle of humor and darkness. So why was I so amused to find, in Beitar Illit, my…
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Fifty-Two Frames: Color.
Photography-wise, I decided to take the project seriously this week. So I dug out a lil something from a past life – make up – and braved the windy mirpeset to get some sunlight last Friday. P.S. How appropriate that I ended up having this conversation during Color week? Week 7: Color
Questions? Comments? Advice?