Go back to Israel

I was born in Israel, and moved to America as a child. I’m 14 years old right now and looking into finishing high school there, and then joining the IDF.

Israel is beautiful, and the only home I’ll ever have.

but realistically, it’ll happen when I have some combination of extra vacation time and extra money. Or a combination of health insurance and grant money and a freelance lifestyle.

I think I need to go to Italy first, but there’s also book research I can do in Israel, for sure.

If by chance I have any vacation left over this year, next year I’ll have 3 weeks, and it would be great to find I have time for some international travel. My boss is basically Israeli, too, so she might be able to help me figure this out.

I spent 3 months in the Middle East – predominately Israel – over 2 years ago, and it was one of the most memorable and amazing experiences of my life. I want to return to Israel so badly (no, I’m not Jewish, but that place is special!), and yet feel like I should be seeing new countries. Such a wonderful, diverse country, both in scenery and people. I want to live in Jerusalem! I love it there so much!

Went there on vacation over 20 years ago and stayed for 5 years….met and married an israeli. Moved back here with the promise of moving back within 5 years….22 years later and 2 teenage boys….oh…and 1 divorce :) I’m still here…my children go often to visit thier father’s side…I haven’t been in 15 years…:(...someday…

every time i think of israel, i want to cry.
i just want to talk about it with someone, maybe that will make it better…
how come I feel like it’s my home? Im (supposedly) not even jewish!

Argentina!

:-D

Everywhere. I enjoy visiting small towns and talking to the people there. Especially when I can get an invitation to stay. The people are really friendly and you can learn so much about their lifestyles and the alternatives to US consumerism.

My family isn’t from Israel or anything. I was there on a pilgrimage (Catholic Church) and I fell in love with the entire Holy Land. One of the most gorgeous places in the world. Definately worth traveling to!

First, I saw an announcement for two talks on health care in Israel, put together by a group I had never heard of. I think I need to call them and say, “Hey! I want to go to Israel and do health policy research! Will you send me?”

Second, and I can’t even remember how I got there, I found a website that reunites old buddies from kibbutz. And what do you know… I found a photo of me, from 1986, from my ulpan (Hebrew class)! I’m in front, toward the left, wearing an army jacket, white shirt, and black belt. I wrote to two people who had posted on the site, to see if they had more information.

I don’t remember all the names in the photo, but I could at least tell you stories about everyone. The first guy I kissed in Israel, Andrés, from Uruguay, is toward the right – dark hair, jogging sweatshirt. It didn’t last; I got irritated with him because he refused to speak Hebrew with non-Israelis(!). My teacher is all the way on the right: Arno. How I miss Arno.

How I miss Israel. Sigh.