{"id":1459,"date":"2009-01-24T01:52:55","date_gmt":"2009-01-24T07:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sholeh.calmstorm.net\/blog\/?p=1459"},"modified":"2009-01-24T01:52:55","modified_gmt":"2009-01-24T07:52:55","slug":"an-afternoon-in-haifa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sholeh.calmstorm.net\/blog\/archives\/1459","title":{"rendered":"An afternoon in Haifa"},"content":{"rendered":"

One day in February, a few friends decided to take a walk after lunch.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Two young men and three young women took the stairs down the mountain<\/a>, with no particular goal in mind.\u00c2\u00a0 February in Haifa is warm during the day and cooler at night, and this day was an average one.\u00c2\u00a0 They wandered down the twisting, cat-infested streets with the aimlessness of an empty afternoon ahead.<\/p>\n

Upon finding trees in a park, one of them climbed an olive tree.\u00c2\u00a0 The others gathered around.\u00c2\u00a0 They all watched some dogs run by, it was such a normal thing on this wonderful little afternoon.\u00c2\u00a0 An old man sat on a park bench, as old men have always done and will hopefully always do.<\/p>\n

Next to the park was a playground.\u00c2\u00a0 Grandmothers encouraged children to play, and watchful mothers gossiped together.\u00c2\u00a0 As the young people tested the playground equipment and took pictures, the adults watched, a bit mistrustfully.\u00c2\u00a0 Why would such young people with no apparent purpose be up to good<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

Some of the streets were ones that they had never traveled, even after months and years in this city.\u00c2\u00a0 Some were familiar and had too many memories attached.\u00c2\u00a0 And as the sun went down they began to realize how hungry they were.\u00c2\u00a0 The consensus was that they should buy meat from the best butcher shop in the city, take it to the apartment with the large balcony, and feast into the evening.\u00c2\u00a0 They stopped at the bazaar to buy tomatoes, potatoes, and onions.<\/p>\n

Walking up the mountain was harder than walking down…especially since their stomachs were starting to complain.\u00c2\u00a0 They arrived at their destination, immediately dividing tasks.\u00c2\u00a0 The young men started the grill and began to barbeque while the young women made fries in the wok and chatted in the kitchen.\u00c2\u00a0 They gathered around the table, placed the food in the middle, and like a proper, odd sort of family, ate one of the best meals they had ever had.<\/p>\n

At the end, there was the important matter of dessert.\u00c2\u00a0 Spiced hot chocolate was made and the lights dimmed as they welcomed the evening into their lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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