I am a runner. Or, well, I was more of a runner before the accident, but I still love running. However, I have been advised by my doctors and family to not run at all due to the high likelihood of damaged cartilage and inevitable arthritis. So, while I still hit the pavement about once …
Category: About
Sabotage
Sabotage is the name of the game and I get caught up in it for more rounds than I would like. I'm not talking about deleting someone else's file to get ahead at work, or even letting the air out of someone's bike tires to make him or her late, I'm talking about self-sabotage. You …
By the way, Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! Oh wait...am I a little late? Must be the time difference here in Israel, it tends to throw me off. Or more likely, it's just the fact that life has gotten ahead of me already in 2014. In all of my math and science classes over the years my teachers failed to …
Reaching for the Rungs
Well, all I can say is that I am living life and it is moving more quickly than I ever could have imagined. My days of Bay Area-living seem hazy and distant, but it's only been a few months since my feet last pulled me up the steep steps of Fillmore Street. I can almost …
What a Trip
Yup, it's been a while and that's because I have been very busy traveling. First I spent an overnight in the Golan Heights, hiking and exploring the sights with my internship program. It was nice to spend a short time with everyone on the program and it was even nicer to be hiking. It made …
That Something Special
This past weekend was the holiest of Jewish holidays, Yom Kippur, the day of atonement. It is the tradition to fast for 24 hours, spend some time in services praying and reflect on your transgressions over the past year. Here in Israel the entire country shuts down, no stores are open and no one is …
Checking In
Sometimes I forget that I'm no longer in America. Tel Aviv has the buzz of New York, the accessibility of San Francisco and the coast of LA (but better of course), and I feel as comfortable as I would be in my home country. But then there are those moments, those still frames that ooze …
Happy New Year
Yes, Happy New Year!! Today (in Israel) is the first day of the new Jewish year. It is a time to reflect on the past year and prepare for the year ahead, contemplating actions, dreams and feelings. It's amazing the amount of things that happen during a year and last year was a pretty full …
A Typical Day
It has been almost two weeks since my relocation to Israel and no two days have been alike. From the moment we landed we have been on the go, finding a new place, moving and settling in, and only just now is some semblance of normal finding its way into the everyday. I started the …
Promenade
We had a long day of walking throughout the city, visiting different neighborhoods and historic sites. And as much as I hate being herded in a large group with a tourist sign flashing above my head, it was wonderful to learn more facts about Tel Aviv and be guided through this young city. The Habima National …
Almond Jay 