Archive for December, 2008
Sunday, December 21st, 2008
A bittersweet Hanukkah
Jess and I would like to wish everyone a happy Hanukkah. We were out for a walk tonight and got to see the large menorah’s being lite around the city. Near Ben Yehuda (the big tourist street), there was a large menorah with loud speakers blaring jewish music as they were lighting the menorah. Tonight [...]
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Monday, December 15th, 2008
Winter Break: Another adventure?
So apparently, we haven’t been very vocal about our plans for winter break. Instead of telling you where we’re going…I thought I would bring in some video and just show you: Yup, we’re going to Kenya & Tanzania! We’ll be spending 10 days on safari, followed by a couple of days relaxing on the island [...]
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Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
Thanksgiving and More Hiking
Ah the multi-week updates. That is what I get (and unfortunately you get) for my laziness Thanksgiving While it was hard to be away from the family for Thanksgiving, it was nice to have a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Some of the students organized a ‘potluck’ dinner that had all the traditional elements including 4 turkeys, [...]
