This Pretty Much Sums Me Up
Years ago, when I was a little girl, my mother made some comment about me going to Israel some day. We're jewish, and jews are supposed to want to go to Israel.
I confessed to my parents that I wasn't really interested in Israel. No, what passionately fascinated me was Russia. That's where I wanted to go.
My mother didn't understand. Why? Why would I want to go there? My parents tried to explain how miserable it was there. The long lines, the weather, the lack of privacy and freedom. All of it.
But I was intrigued by all that. Convinced. That's where I wanted to go. Dark and depressing? Sign. Me. Up.
Today I spoke with someone visiting Israel. Are you going to float in the Dead Sea*? Are you going to the Wall?
It's only because of hebrew school that I know of these places. I still have no interest, no desire, in going there. And I'm still intrigued by Russia.
*I think I may have accidentally called the Dead Sea the Red Sea.
I confessed to my parents that I wasn't really interested in Israel. No, what passionately fascinated me was Russia. That's where I wanted to go.
My mother didn't understand. Why? Why would I want to go there? My parents tried to explain how miserable it was there. The long lines, the weather, the lack of privacy and freedom. All of it.
But I was intrigued by all that. Convinced. That's where I wanted to go. Dark and depressing? Sign. Me. Up.
Today I spoke with someone visiting Israel. Are you going to float in the Dead Sea*? Are you going to the Wall?
It's only because of hebrew school that I know of these places. I still have no interest, no desire, in going there. And I'm still intrigued by Russia.
*I think I may have accidentally called the Dead Sea the Red Sea.
Labels: A Lonely Jew, BlogFriends, Little Green
posted by Green at 12/26/2008 11:28:00 AM
5 Comments:
Dead/Red, close enough!
Cute post
David
hey, they rhyme. Good enough.
And I hope you get to Russia some day.
My wonderful friend who I've known since I was about 3 just finished a trip across Russia. She said their car broke down because the fuel froze in Siberia. So if you go, you may wish to go in the summer...
I tagged you for an award, with a corresponding "shout out" on my blog to all 14 of the people who read it. So look for that huge increase in blog traffic soon. (haha)
You can check out the award here:
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i was dragged by my mother to israel when i was 16. i also had absolutely no interest in israel or the middle east. they use to make us watch these shows with this pastor guy who wanders around the desert and gives bible lessons when i was in christian school. it looked boring and dry. and then i got there and i completely fell in love with it, inexplicably. so, you never know.
I was sent to Israel when I was 14. I didn't want to go 'cause I had finished Hebrew School and my bar mitzvah a year ago and had enough of Jewish history lessons. But once there, I thought it was amazing.
Still, I understand your feelings about Russia. It's part of why I find the arctic so fascinating.
Happy new year.
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