Comments on: A MidLifeBlogger Writes From Israel http://midlifebloggers.com/2013/02/16/a-midlifeblogger-writes-from-israel/ Making The Most of MidLife--Together Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Laurie http://midlifebloggers.com/2013/02/16/a-midlifeblogger-writes-from-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-9944 Laurie Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:40:00 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=6923#comment-9944 Glad that you have so many good memories. It’s a unique place and not always the easiest spot in which to live, but it’s home.

]]> By: Morgana Morgaine http://midlifebloggers.com/2013/02/16/a-midlifeblogger-writes-from-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-9943 Morgana Morgaine Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:14:00 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=6923#comment-9943 Laurie! I enjoyed your post and being introduced to a midlife woman in the Middle East! What you did was awaken memories for me. I am 60 now, but at age 14, I lived in Tel Aviv (Ramat Gan) for over a year. A very different time and a great time for a recovering Catholic girl to experience adolescence with a tribe of Israeli youth who took me into their group. It was a pivotal time in my life.

Morgana Morgaine, a borderless broad, who also reinvents herself periodically (as I see you too are doing!)

]]> By: Laurie http://midlifebloggers.com/2013/02/16/a-midlifeblogger-writes-from-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-9940 Laurie Mon, 18 Feb 2013 06:23:00 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=6923#comment-9940 We pretty much have everything that anyone else has in the rest of the world — my 16-year-old has an iphone. One of the big differences, I think, is that, no matter what each person’s level of religious observance, everyone pretty much observes the Shabbat, a time that observant Jews don’t drive and don’t use appliances/gadgets/etc. All cooking (and you KNOW that there’s going to be a lot of food) and other preparations are done beforehand, because work is prohibited on the Sabbath. So you know, without a doubt, that at sundown on Friday, you’re going
to detach from “the world” and spend 25 hours with your family and
friends (reading, playing games, doing puzzles, resting, etc)which is a tremendous energy boost.

]]> By: lisaweldon http://midlifebloggers.com/2013/02/16/a-midlifeblogger-writes-from-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-9939 lisaweldon Sun, 17 Feb 2013 20:39:00 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=6923#comment-9939 the “Berkeley of the Middle East” – oh, I want to live there. Thanks for sharing, Laurie. Makes me realize how small our world really is.

]]> By: jamie@southmainmuse http://midlifebloggers.com/2013/02/16/a-midlifeblogger-writes-from-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-9938 jamie@southmainmuse Sun, 17 Feb 2013 20:36:00 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=6923#comment-9938 It looks beautiful and leaves me with the impression that technology is not as invasive in your lives as it is here in America. Maybe not? But it sounds like a fascinating place to be in mid-life crisis mode.

]]> By: Walker http://midlifebloggers.com/2013/02/16/a-midlifeblogger-writes-from-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-9937 Walker Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:23:00 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=6923#comment-9937 It’s wonderful to hear about another side of Israel we don’t get to learn about. And, midlife crisis? I’m right there with you!

]]> By: Laurie http://midlifebloggers.com/2013/02/16/a-midlifeblogger-writes-from-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-9936 Laurie Sun, 17 Feb 2013 10:57:00 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=6923#comment-9936 thanks…i am having fun

]]> By: longhollow http://midlifebloggers.com/2013/02/16/a-midlifeblogger-writes-from-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-9935 longhollow Sun, 17 Feb 2013 04:23:00 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=6923#comment-9935 It sounds like a fascinating place to live! Good luck in your writing. Looks like you’re well on your way!

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