Today we woke up to the cleaning lady knocking on the to door since we were all still jet lagged. We had found her prior to arriving from the recommendation of a friend. We are finding the apartment gets dirty fast with the smaller space and living near the beach tracking in all the dirt […]
Today was the girls day to visit their new school. We were lucky to find a British school for Summer that teaches in English. It is located in Jaffa, a town only a few miles away. Jaffa is a beautiful primarily Arab city with unique architecture, trendy markets and amazing restaurants. Tabeetha is also a […]
Today was the day we set aside to find a school for Josh. This had been the one thing keeping me up at night prior to the move. Finding a high school that teaches in English for Josh was not easy. All of the public schools teach in Hebrew, but we had heard there may […]
I’m not going to lie, today was a frustrating day! A lot of people who have lived abroad have told us it’s going to be hard, but worth it. Sunday’s are “work days” in Israel and we had a lot to do! At the top of our list was getting Josh registered for a […]
I woke up early, went to my now favorite coffee stand around the corner and then headed out for a run along the beach. It was a beautiful morning and there were only a few people out on this Shabbat Saturday before the weather got too hot. I ran on the path towards Jaffa. It […]
We were all up early (except Josh) and made our first trip to the grocery store this morning. Mika on her strider bike followed by Jim, Summer and I traveled the one block to the store. It’s quite a new concept being able to walk to the stores. There is even a small market we […]
It’s been months of long stressful planning, but the day has arrived for us to leave our Boulder home and head to Tel Aviv. A new adventure living abroad. We managed to squeeze everything into 12 checked bags and one Large box which included some of my favorite art and Josh’s baseball bat that wouldn’t […]
A day filled with NERVES… A day filled with EXCITEMENT… A day filled with MIXED EMOTIONS . Today’s brings a BIG CHANGE for our family as we head on a new adventure to Israel. It’s fair to say we are all nervous about what lies ahead. Leaving our beautiful home and state is not easy. […]