1. I am eating a sandwich with an olive oil-based mayonnaise. It tastes exactly the same as “regular” mayonnaise, except it has less fat and is slightly less thick. Lovely. 2. We watched a blue jellyfish float by at the beach…
Category: Haifa
I start writing, literally have paragraphs typed out and a subject line and something twists inside me and I stop. I keep trying to explain my life here, how much I love it, but I have the same words I…
1. Junk mail is just as bad here as in the USA. Walking into my apartment building, it was like an advertising blizzard had struck the foyer. 2. I’ve never had a taxi driver try to cheat me here…until the…
It is strange to be a pilgrim AND a staff member. Not as weird as I thought it would be, but still. I really appreciate that my fellow BWC staff members are respecting the fact that I’m on pilgrimage and…
I start my Baha’i pilgrimage tomorrow. The last time we went was in 1997, so I was 14 at the time. A lot has changed in Haifa since then…the Terraces were finished, the Arc project was completed, etc. It is…
I saw a man washing his dog with a garden hose on Hamegenim Street last night. I wish I had gotten a picture, because he had put the dog in a shopping cart so that it would not run away….
It has been a busy week. Friends & family in town on pilgrimage, a consultant in the office, and social engagements. Whew! Today started another work week (remember, we work Sunday-Friday noon here), and I must say it was one…
Yesterday (June 8th) was the 6 month anniversary of my arrival in Israel. I celebrated by getting internet at home, which I’ve been resisting for quite a while. This weekend has been one of rest, movies (Ocean’s 13!!), and the…
I am here, I think. I am sitting in this chair and the sun followed me inside today. There are a few things I must share… bare feet on silk carpets and cold stone, one after another jazz music on…
Last night our friend Daniel B. invited me, my flatmate Sahar, and a few other friends to a dinner at his new apartment to celebrate his move from our building. We arrived at 6 pm and started helping prepare the…
I saw the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie last night. I really only enjoyed it for nostalgia’s sake, quite frankly. It was not as good as I’d hoped based on the trailer. I now realize how disconnected I truly am…
From Baha’i World News Service: “….His Highness Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II…passed away on the evening of 11 May…A follower of the Baha’i Faith, he was one of the longest reigning monarchs in the world. ” He was the first ruling…
At Naw Ruz (the Baha’i New Year), the choir sang in the Seat of the Universal House of Justice for the Holy Day observance. If you look closely, you can see me in there. This video was put together by…
I am seeing the same things, so why would my words be different? Today the air was dust and rain at the same time, my bare feet on marble, my soul bared to Heaven, My eyes searching for change. I’ll…
There is a richness in the colors and textures of roses that are unlike anything else. I see a bed of roses and my tired eyes are soothed. I want to play tag amidst the rich petals and thorns hiding…
when I tasted the rain there was salt on my tongue, and I knew the sea was in the sky today. there is dust on my hands and I wait. ————————– Tomorrow is the first day of Ridvan, one of…
Today I am finally back at work. I can’t express in words how happy this makes me. Truly. It has been an eventful day, since I’m branching out in terms of the service I’m doing (I’m working for 2 different…
today I was alone in the Shrine for 30 minutes and I let the rare tears fall today I realized that the jasmine flowers are opening up and I chased the faint scent around the gardens today I thanked God…
I’d like to say, for the record, that while I love being lazy and staying home once in a while, a couple of weeks worth of being trapped in your flat can do weird things to your brain. I’ve started…
I am a little disconnected from myself right now. This is because I am taking cold medicine. I hate medication but in this case it is necessary. I’ve been coughing so hard the last few days that my stomach muscles…
Last night I walked down the long gravel path arm in arm with my flatmate. We looked at the sky with scattered stars over an empty field, and the lights shining behind and in front of us. Saturday evenings at…
I decided that for a new year, a new design was needed. I spent hours staring at CSS code, ensuring that I will need a new prescription for my glasses in the next 6 months. Explore the site, there are…
Ok, so I can’t claim to be a sports fan by any stretch of the imagination, but this weekend I have been heeding the siren call of the NCAA college basketball…and last night the Xavier vs Ohio State game was…
Last night the storm took over my sleep, and I only wish I could have been awake to enjoy it. Instead I drifted in and out of sleep, imagining it was an earthquake (the thunder was so powerful it shook…
I’ve been feeling rather like this animal recently: (On the Terraces, Thursday night) At this moment, I am working my way through a container of hummus (with tortilla chips instead of pita bread, of course). Last night I read about…
The whole issue of Shabbat is one that is quite perplexing. Namely, the shops are closed during our weekend. Ah well, it isn’t too much of an issue. We can still buy stuff when we need to. My intention is…
I hate to see you cry Lying there in that position There’s things you need to hear So turn off your tears And listenPain throws your heart to the ground Love turns the whole thing around No it won’t all…
– I injured my hand a little bit doing a cartwheel last night. I haven’t done one since this summer (on the soccer field) and since I did it in a living room…well, I was nervous about hitting the TV…
I’ve been here for over two weeks now, so I decided to make a list (in no real order). This stems partly out of a lunchtime conversation today. 1. The warm weather. Need I say more? I read about my…
Check out this bee on a flower…I got chased by that bee soon afterward! I had fun on Friday…we packed our lunches to eat at Bahji. Well, I made this potato and carrot dish, fried in olive oil and tumeric….