Hard at Work

Summer living

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August 14th 2009
Once again, vast oceans of time have slipped by, in the moments, minutes, hours and days that compose life when you're focused on living it, as opposed to writing about it. I was reminded recently to update my family and friends back home about my goings-on here. A reminder which I appreciate, especially given my tendency in the past days to lean towards a self-pitying state of homesickness. Thus, ... read more

Middle East » Israel » North District » Poriyya

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Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more