Shalom,
It’s Sunday; the first day of the work week.
In Hebrew my name is Rut. There’s no th sound here. When I have to give my name in a cafe and I say Ruth, they just look at me surprised. Eve told me to sa…
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Ashod Stuff
A very long email about the Bauhaus in Tel Aviv
Shalom,
Our marina internet comes and goes, though thankfully, with our big booster antenna, we have it most of the time. Today we found out that only Israeli citizens can buy dongels to use with their computer. Eve asked as a …
Update from Israel
Shalom,
We have our motorbike on the road! Yippee. Eve had volunteered to help us but we needed one more person and there aren’t so many people here to ask. Luckily two men came along curious about Doramac and after…
Today in Ashdod
Shalom,
The horrible blaring music has stopped and the silence is ringing in my ears. Perhaps there is a prohibition on noise on Friday night. I hope so. It is so amazing. The marina looked like a scene from, if not Anima…
Some photos of Ashod
Shalom,
Soon I’ll be writing to you in Hebrew! I had my first Hebrew lesson today. I spent about an hour or so with Eve and she taught me how to print and read and pronounce the letters. It will take me forever to learn the dif…
Friends say good-bye
Shalom,
Charmaine and Linda are on their way back to Canada and other adventures. The boat feels empty. I looked at two mugs in the strainer and realized I will always think of them as Charmaine and Linda’s mugs. Bu…
Celebrations
Shalom,
It’s Saturday so most everything is closed and there are no buses. We walked the lovely promenade along the beach. Then two of the English Speakers Club of Ashdod members came to visit Eve and us. We all walked th…
A fun day in Jaffa
Shalom,
Today we met many Israelis. This morning we went to the weekly meeting of the English Speakers Club of Ashdod held at Cafe Hillel in the City Mall. We were welcomed and included and we’ll go back next Friday. …
Beit Hatfutsot Museum of the Diaspora
Shalom
In about 30 minutes we’re walking across the dock to have dinner on the boat of our friend Eve. She is making falafel for us. It was on Eve’s boat that we had Chinese food and blintz wrapped egg-rolls for Passover. Tomorrow we&…
Visiting some Israeli Military Museums
May 31, 2012
Ashdod Marina
Israel
Shalom from Ashdod,
Yesterday we rolled our way to Ashdod, as in roll to the port side then roll to the starboard side, then roll to the port side, then starboard, then port, then starboard from when we le…
