Transitions

Well, I am now in Cato New York on my paternal Grandfathers farm. This is transition because I am not in LA with all the stresses of working and preparing, but I am not in Israel. Truthfully I am enjoying being here and having some quiet time. Jonathan my brother is almost on his journey to Tibet, and it is hotter than hell here. It is nice to smell the earth again.

The count down begins.

It seems to me that if I do something everyday to progress my move to Israel, I feel more comfortable about it. It must be a control issue on things unknown. Like some how by buying a backpack or setting up communication through this blog I am controlling my destiny. We humans are so funny!
So, as my first blog begins I will begin my story of how and why I am moving to Israel. Maybe if I ever find time I will write down all the steps I took to reach this moment, on the off beat chance that someone will be trying to find help on this subject. I tried and I couldn't find anything with substance to give metips or advice in this kind of forum.

In January 2004, I went to Israel on a free Birthright Israel trip. ( www.birthrightisrael.com ). After 10 days of my first tastes of Israel, I went to an Israeli army base and did volunteer work for three monthes. In that time I desided that I wanted to live in Israel. My heart was there. I have never felt to energized, peaceful, or torn up inside as when I was there.
In April 2004, I returned to Los Angeles and started working out how I would get back to Israel. And now a year and a half later I am almost there.

But time is getting short now. The realization of the indefinite is sinking in and the people I love are scrambling to have one more day with me. And I am scrambling too, but also because I need one more day to sleep, work, pack, organize, think.......