Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. On this “Sabbath of Sabbaths,” the entire country shuts down. As non-Jewish visitors to Jerusalem, we don’t always get to observe the religious side of holidays (and are conscious of appropriation as well); however, that doesn’t stop us from appreciating the secular benefits of a Jerusalem without… Read More Yom Kippur in Jerusalem
For my kids, routine is magical. After a week of non-routine, including long weekends, brunches, friends in town, friends over for dinner, play dates, their father finally starting work at the Consulate (YAAAAAAAAS!), and a million other reasons to disrupt their routine, this week, we returned to “normal.” The kids gotup and went to school.… Read More Getting Back into a Routine, Any Routine
A friend got married in Lima and invited Bertrand and I. Of course we went, and we had an amazing time. Bertrand and I hadn’t taken a vacation together without the kids since Jasmine was born. Somehow, we convinced my parents that watching a two-year-old and a four-year-old for eleven days wouldn’t be an imposition,… Read More Nine Awesome Things to do in Lima
Ask Polly: My Boyfriend’s Ex Is Torturing Me! I completely get it. I have put on the rubber gloves and bagged the evidence, for days. I have bagged evidence against women I barely knew, barely cared about, wasn’t even competing with in any way. Sometimes I just want to state my case like some overeager… Read More What I’ve Been Reading – 10/7/16
One of the joys of becoming an outdoor person myself is dragging my family along on my outdoor adventures. On Independence Day, while visiting my parents on R&R, I woke up feeling like taking a hike. I quickly researched the area options, and inspired by fond childhood memories, settled on Sugarloaf Mountain. By the time… Read More Hiking Sugarloaf Mountain with Family
I signed up for the Jerusalem 10k this morning before heading out on my c25k jog. I thought about signing up for the half marathon, but realistically, I am never going to make the time it would take to train for a half. I’m blogging about it because: 1) I want to hold myself accountable… Read More I signed up for the Jerusalem 10k!
Our last trip with my parents was to the North Coast to see Akko and Haifa. This was the first trip I’d planned where we just weren’t able to do everything we’d hoped, simply because everything (and I do mean EVERYTHING) took longer than we’d planned. My parents left early on Friday morning with the… Read More Family Travel – Northern Israel with Kids
Living in a developed country where hiking and walking and touristing are easy has turned me into an outdoor person. While my parents were visiting, I of course, dragged everyone along on my treks. Our second big trip was to Jordan. We drove down to the Eilat crossing through Mizpe-Ramon, spent one night in Petra,… Read More Family Travel – Petra and Wadi Rum with Kids
Success! I found my travel-work-life balance (for now) All of this may not be my vocation, but I’m enjoying it, and the stability is giving me some space for creativity. It’s a huge relief to not continually be asking myself “what should I do with my life?”. The question does still linger, but I’ve stopped… Read More What I’m Reading – Friday, June 10, 2016
Travel with kids in Israel is a great experience. We took advantage of my parents’ visit this spring to travel, and travel a lot. Just like last summer when good friends visited, I took two weeks off work to travel locally. “Locally.” Our first trip was to the Dead Sea. Because my parents would be here… Read More Travel with Kids – Ein Gedi, Masada, and the Dead Sea
