Before I get to posting about birthday celebrations and our most recent trip to the Negev, I thought to update you on the course itself. We are two weeks into the third course of the program, and our topic of focus is contemporary politics of division in Jerusalem. It is extremely interesting as we are … Continue reading My Narrative
The last few weeks have been full of paper-writing, traveling, Arabic-studying, and very little sleeping. Now that I have somewhat of a break in this work, I can revisit some of these happenings. Several – and by now I mean several – weekends ago, I attended a ballet downtown. The company was called Ballet Magnificat! … Continue reading Of Domes and Dance
It’s been a while since I have posted, and a lot has happened in the past several weeks. I am a year older, a bit darker, and also more exhausted! Our second course is having its final class today, and this weekend will allow me time to recover from the marathon that has been the … Continue reading A Brief Update
This past weekend was my first time outside of Jerusalem since arriving in Israel. We travelled to Eilat, which is at the very southern tip of Israel right near Aqaba, Jordan. What was interesting about the ride there was the organization of transportation. On Friday morning, we left from the central bus station of Jerusalem, … Continue reading One great Leila
The World Behind the Curtain 