Wednesday, August 3, 2011 – Tuesday, August 9, 2011 Wednesday: After almost a week in Israel we are all starting to emerge from the fog of sleep deprivation, heat exhaustion, and culture and language shock. Still, at times the fog quickly returns to engulf us anew. And throughout it all, Aimee and I keep turning to each other and saying, “I can’t believe we did it.” After a quick and dirty unpacking – duffels and hockey bags remained laying half-emptied around our apartment for a few days – Aimee declared mid-morning on our first day that we should go out and find a good nutritious breakfast at a nice local establishment. … as a way to feel less dislocated and more at home. So we headed to our neighbourhood’s main drive – Jerusalem’s equivalent of Vancouver’s
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