Where to start? Sometimes, plans never happen the way you expect, so I generally don't make plans because of this fact. I was supposed to be in Amman, but I am writing from Jerusalem. The flight over to Tel Aviv was uneventful...no crying babies , thank God. Of course, losing your passport and wallet 15 minutes before you're supposed to head to Dulles was an event unto itself. Yes, this happened, and yes, I found them, with the help of my two dear friends, Deanna and Maryam. I wouldn't be me if I didn't almost lose something....I lost something yesterday, but more on that later. I spoke with the passenger next to me, Johan, a Jewish man in his mid-thirties or so. I asked him questions about Israel and he obliged. He gave me his
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