Paradise Negev Beersheba

... ons heel luxe met de auto op kwam halen. In het winkelcentrum gingen we naar een verrassend leuk sushirestaurant, waar je warme doekjes kreeg en op een computerscherm kon chatten met andere tafels.. Uiteraard weer de Israelische mega-portie gedeeld, maar toen de fout gemaakt om met zn vieren twee toetjes te bestellen.. Plof!<br><br>Erg honger hadden we dus thuis niet meer, tot we om 22u naar de Pub gingen. Ook daar bestelden we natuurlijk weer veel te veel vreten..<br><br>Over ...

... hole, was the piece of ground where, two thousand and some years ago, it is believed that Christ was born. The Spaniards sang devotional after devotional, waiting to approach the star, lean down, one by one, and tenderly kiss it. <br><br>**** <br><br>Five hours later, we were on the trail of Christ&#8217;s death. We had, slowly, returned to Jerusalem after seeing the Basilica of the Nativity. Other than a handful of churches, there is little else to see in Bethlehem ...

... you want...but i digress. so the doctor calls in the patient and is immediately interrupted by the phone ringing. if they're in the middle of the physical exam, they'll just pick up the phone and keep doing their exam. then the door starts to open. constantly. and it's the parents of other children who are doing it. all day long opening the door, prodding, why do i have to wait, i'm next right, i have this issue. it literally never stops. the ...

... 1990. i had just graduated from elementary school and we were at holden beach. this was the first time i met anne beatty. i remember this because she was riding shotgun when the song came on the radio. she, amy, and i were cruising in the cavalier. i believe she had just gotten her license or learner's permit at the time... one of the residents met me at the bus station. i had long enough to buy some milk and "HEALTH" cereal before we ...

... One of the guys started dancing with the dog and Elior started dancing, too.  It was sooooooo refreshing. After about 15 minutes we decided to move onward. We went to Abuelafia, which is an Arabic bakery that makes the best bread within at least 100 miles. We got toasts (in Israel, when you order a toast, you get a grilled cheese sandwich). So yummy!!! Oh! And I also got this sweet Moroccan thing that tasted like wonton crisps with honey. We ate ...

... m living with are nice enough, but I don't always feel welome or comfortable. So, that's that for now. I'll be really glad when I can get into an apartment and make it my home for the next year. Well, I need to get some laundry done. If you want my address for any reason (beef jerky, books, candy, magazines, calling card...) I posted it on facebook or I can email it to you. Don't want to just post it for everyone to see. =-\ Thanks again for reading and praying and keeping in touch. -bekki

... mention my students, though the University is very supportive of our decision and willlet the kids finish the class via email and YouTube !).  We will miss our trip to Cairo and to Jerusalem, but will be very glad to be home too.  Thank you all for your well wishes and concern, and we'll send one last entrywhen we are back in the States.  Happy New Year and peace and love to all, Kate Sean, Ronan and Mimi

... seems to think it is all just business and usual, so that is comforting.  For Christmas eve, we fired up the burning Yule Log on YouTube and hung up Ro and Mimi's little stockings on the computer !   Santa managed to find us for Christmas morning  -- turned out to be a bonus day for Ro and Mimi as Santa came in the AM and then we had a lovely Hanukkah celebration Christmas night with our friends Keren, Yo'ad and Ha ...

... Studies at BGU, they each have to take either Hebrew or Arabic, but most of them are taking both or either plus Turkish or Farsi (an ambitious bunch, they are !). They seem excited about the class, but they are very busy with their other classes and it will be tough for them to have this intensive mini class on top of their regular courses.  The other big news from yesterday is that we did manage to find a little tub to ...

... to Skidmore !   Maybe a few more women in headscarves, but otherwise, lots of long hair, backpacks, and hanging out. It's good to be home !  Ronan and Mimi enjoyed being able to run around there, and Ronan was even happier to find a McDonalds on campus (though sadly, no Happy Meals. Guess college kids are too big for them !).  My colleagues in the department are all very nice, many of them have been to Skidmore and one guy even had a Skidmore sweatshirt on ...