http://datingpapers.com Advice, Articles & Stories Thu, 02 Aug 2007 03:48:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Early rising at the Kibbutz. Breakfast with Spesh's Mom. She made coffee poorly. I drank it gratefully. Train to Tel Aviv. I got a second coffee at the station. Met by car. Drop off driver. Drive from Tel Aviv towards Jerusalem to activist summer camp. Spesh gives spiel, in Hebrew. ... http://datingpapers.com/2007/07/31/on-the-move/ On Sunday night, Dad and Susan stayed at a guest house next door to where we had dinner. The town was halfway to the airport. B1 and I got a ride part way back to Jerusalem with the rest of the family in a big van. They dropped us off ... http://datingpapers.com/2007/07/30/travels-with-spesh/ On Sunday, I agreed to go with Dad to visit Yehuda and Avital in Kyrat Ata, a small town near Haifa. It's quite a long drive, but Dad wanted to see their place and, I suppose, pay a formal call. I didn't have anything better to do and I wanted ... http://datingpapers.com/2007/07/29/last-day-with-family/ Slept as late as possible, around 10am. Put on the same outfit as the night before. Was grateful for borrowed pajamas--a very long short-sleeved nightgown. Made some instant coffee. Ran an errand with little boy, Yanky. He'd left the jacket for his child-sized suit in the Hall. I went to help him ... http://datingpapers.com/2007/07/28/busy-shabbat/ Slept until 10:30 am Sat around talking until noon. Showered. Got ride with Dad to a café. Sat with B1 and used the internet for a couple of hours. Dad ran all around town shopping for the family. Felt mildly guilty. After the coffee shop, B1 and I bought wine, ate falafel and had gelato. Taxi ride home ... http://datingpapers.com/2007/07/27/run-down/ I tried not to spend too much time thinking about what the wedding, the marriage, meant to my niece. She's marrying a guy she's met maybe five or six times and who she hasn't seen for two full weeks prior to the wedding. What the? So crazy. But, not wrong. ... http://datingpapers.com/2007/07/26/the-big-day/ On Wednesday, I awoke still tired. I moved slowly but made myself get up and get ready. It was impossible to sleep due to loud construction noise--an elevator was being installed in our building. Susan, fleeing the noise, walked five minutes to the closest coffee shop. I followed a ... http://datingpapers.com/2007/07/25/family-time/ I arrived safely in Tel Aviv. Spesh was waiting for me right outside of customs. He stood so it was easy to see him. I was engulfed in a sea of Puerto Rican tourists as I approached him. We cracked up and I gave him an awkward little half hug. He ... http://datingpapers.com/2007/07/24/tel-aviv-to-jerusalem/ It's officially Monday and I'm in Heathrow, Terminal 4. Arrived safely after one of the bumpiest descents I've experienced in years. I'm completely out of it--awake though hazy at 2:41am my time. Not sure if I should have coffee, probably not, had some bitterly strong tea on the plane. Maybe ... http://datingpapers.com/2007/07/23/second-leg/ I'm surprised to find myself excited about this trip. I'm not stressed about the family stuff and I'm looking forward to seeing Spesh. I'm even looking forward to the flight--I have this crazy idea that the carrier, British Airways, has superior service. We'll see about that. It's still true that ... http://datingpapers.com/2007/07/22/first-leg/