'imagine how fast we'd run if we knew where we are going.'
Notes on serving in the Israeli army (2009-2011) and past and future journeys to China, Ethiopia and around the Middle East.
I failed miserably in my aborted attempt to bring my blog up to speed this week. Dozens of stories await to be told. January 2011 was my most difficult period in the IDF and without explaining why, little of what I have written over the last year and a half can really be understood. So stay tuned for a small flood of updates from this past month, to be posted to this space as time allows.
I apologize for not reading as avidly as I should. Did you ever beat Bibi's record in that obstacle course? Also, I'm about half-way through Chinese Lessons by John Pomfret. It's really amazing. The author reminds me a bit of you in some ways. I recommend checking in out. What's your mailing address? I have friends going to Israel in the near future so I can send it with one once I'm finished.
It's good to read your blog again. I was checking for updates everyday for awhile. I thought you might have given up on blogging altogether. That would have been a real shame as yours is the best out there.
It's good to know you are doing relatively alright. I hope you have much hatzlacha with the rest of your army service.
In Jewish folklore, 'Kefitzat Haderech,' the shortening of the way, is the ability to travel with unnatural speed, to be in one place and then suddenly appear in another.
Kefitzat Haderech is now the notes of a former grad student, no longer traveling across Asia as he prepares for life as an Israeli combat soldier. Insights on Garin Tzabar, Gibushim and the Israeli Army.
I apologize for not reading as avidly as I should. Did you ever beat Bibi's record in that obstacle course? Also, I'm about half-way through Chinese Lessons by John Pomfret. It's really amazing. The author reminds me a bit of you in some ways. I recommend checking in out. What's your mailing address? I have friends going to Israel in the near future so I can send it with one once I'm finished.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to read your blog again. I was checking for updates everyday for awhile. I thought you might have given up on blogging altogether. That would have been a real shame as yours is the best out there.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to know you are doing relatively alright. I hope you have much hatzlacha with the rest of your army service.
Stay strong, from the USA.