Jaffa (located in Israel) is one of the oldest cities in the world, and from what I hear, one of the most beautiful as well. Jaffa is a city on the sea with a rich history of peaceful coexistence between Israelis and Arabs. It is beloved by many, including my very dear friend Sharon, who [...]
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1 Feb
Rose goes to China
This weekend J and I said goodbye to Rose, our very good friend who is leaving on a [jet] plane tomorrow morning at 6 a.m. for Shanghai. From there, she will take the train to Hefei and teach English at the university for a year and a half. This is the opportunity of a lifetime, [...]
17 Jan
A very special birthday
We met on the first day of college. We shared a canoe on our orientation trip and were the last boat ashore for that evening. We drove to Georgia from Massachusetts and back. We have seen Dar Williams three times together. We love Ann M. Martin, Gerard Depardieu, Benny Johnson, Sally Field, and Jhumpa Lahiri. [...]
