22.9.08 7 hours in New York City

With a 10.5 hour layover in Newark on the way back to Israel, I took the opportunity to take the NYC shuttle from EWR (Newark Intl) into Manhattan. I walked through Times Square, down Broadway and 5th Avenue, was on set at NBC's Today Show, and took the elevator to the 67th floor and the escalator to the 69th floor for a view of NYC from the "Top of the Rock": Rockefeller Center. I then managed to make my way out to the Statue of Liberty for a very brief visit. This was my first time outside of the JFK or EWR Airports. NYC is amazing!!!

Pete and Katherine's wedding: 20.9.2008

As some of you know, I returned to the U.S. for a wedding of some very close friends this past week. I will plan on posting a couple pictures here. I was honored to stand with Pete and Katherine as a groomsman. Rev. Ann Bowersox officiated. It was beautiful, and it was wonderful to catch up with friends!

Arrival in Israel August 2008

We arrived in Israel at the end of August 2008. For the next 2 weeks, every day was hectic and stressful, as we tried to arrange our life here for the next 1 to 2 years. After just one week, we were able to sign the lease on an apartment in Be'er Sheva, where Dawn is a post-doc at the University. I will soon begin giving private English lessons. Be'er Sheva is a hot city in the middle of the Negev desert of about 200,000. We have yet to travel anywhere, but I now know which bus to take to the nearby Israeli Air Force Museum! My hope is that this blog will give friends and family back home a window on our lives here.