L'Chayim
Wildlife in the Samaria Gorge National Park, Crete My hiatus from Philadelphia ended a month ago, and I am once again questioning when I am at, which naturally leads me to a reflexion of where I have been. My writing has also been in a drought, so I am making moves to water it again. But first, I gotta quote Regina. Regina Spektors lyrics have always stuck with me: "And people are just people, they shouldn't make you nervous." ("...maybe you should kiss someone nice, or lick a rock, or both.") Transporting myself through the country of Israel, bouncing around a couple of Greek islands, and getting lost in the bustling city streets of Istanbul had its moments of wondering what it meant to be a part of this people . Meeting peoples of different values allowed me to become evermore connected to my identify as a human, especially as a Jewish human. Israel greeted me with a bright light of welcoming presence, as I traveled from Tel Aviv, to Jerusal...