Almost as soon as I finished writing the last post – it needed an update!  The situation changed quickly and the next thing we knew sirens were screaming throughout Tel Aviv! Rockets started lighting up the sky just before 9 last night. We were about to walk to our 9:00 dinner reservation with friends, when […]

I remember it well a year and a half ago!  I was scared and confused.  November 2019, we woke up to school being cancelled and news of missiles flying into Israel!  https://notinamericaanymore.com/what-a-day-missiles-target-israel/Here we are AGAIN today, with reports of missiles coming in and lots of messages from friends and family back home asking if we […]

Just as I’m getting comfortable living here, I had a “Not in America” experience at a car wash recently.   I thought the toughest part would be finding a full service car wash near our apartment in Tel Aviv.  I know space is severely limited in the city, so I was unsure if there would […]

Saturday morning, I woke up to my friend on the other line saying, “Pack your swimsuit and a towel, we are going to Secret Beach today.”  Since I was half asleep, I didn’t have a chance to think about it.  The next thing I knew I was rushing around trying to get the kids up, […]

This year we had an opportunity to really experience Israel’s Independence Day.  Although we were here last year, it was a completely different experience in lockdown.  The celebrations begin the evening before and people packed the streets of Tel Aviv. Josh brought home 4 friends since they had a long weekend off school with the […]

After living here for over a year and a half, one thing we learned is Israel has A LOT of holidays! It’s been so hard for us to keep track of them, we now have a list of every holiday on our refrigerator just like the kids’ activities. Although we’ve been living here for a […]