Since getting back from Crete we have started quite a regular schedule. I have officially started teaching at Be'eri school and am loving it so far. My teaching partner, Marisa, and I will be working with 1-2 kids each for the first 10 or so sessions before Louise decides to give us more. It's nice starting off one on one so I can gauge where the students are. Since the concept of a child being held back does not exist here, you could have a 6th grader who speaks...

Sorry for the delay, friends. Since real life has kicked in, I haven't had a whole lot of time to sit down and write. On Monday, October 1st, I set off to Crete with Eli over Sukkot break. We arrived around 2:00pm and I had no idea what to expect. We booked an all-inclusive package at a resort in Stalis, one of the three main towns in this particular area of Crete. After we settled into our hotel, we decided to go for a walk and explore. Our hotel was right on...

So, this is going to be a bit of a recap since a lot has happened this past week. I have gotten a bit behind. One week ago today, last Shabbat, Marisa and I went to our teacher's house for dinner. Louise had hosted Marisa for Rosh Hashanah but I had not yet been to her house. I met her husband, daughter, and son. She also has another daughter and grandson who did not join this week. Her daughter is 24 and surfs a lot/lives at the beach. She is your typical tan an...

I am sure a lot has happened since I last wrote, but it has a while so I will try to remember everything! Last week we finished up our Talpiot training! We finished on Thursday. I am very happy to be done because that means I am that much closer to getting a permanent schedule and being in the schools! We had one observation day last week in the schools where we visited a special school in Netanya. By special, I do not mean special needs. I mean that these sch...

Have I mentioned that Israel Pathways, our program organizer, takes us on a total of eight weekend seminars throughout our ten months here? Well, our first one was this past weekend. We spent the weekend in the north by the Sea of Galilee (also known as Lake Kinneret). Our bed and breakfast style hotel was in the perfect location, right on the water. We had beautiful views of the water and mountains and VERY comfortable beds. Every Israel Pathways program attends...