I think I finally nailed down our plan for next year’s big trip to the Western US and Canada. Whew, is all I can say. I just hope the actual journey isn’t as tiring as the planning! So, this is what I have so far – a big loop taking in the coast and the [...]
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Cars and Driving in the US
Picking up on my list of differences between America and Israel. Last time I discussed roads infrastructure, so only makes sense to talk about the cars and the drivers today. So, yeah, everyone knows by now that American cars are generally huge, compared to ours. We drove a humble Dodge Avenger which is larger than [...]
ESL for the Kids
In preparation for our big trip to the US, we decided it was time for our two boys to start learning English. The kids are pretty excited about this, and looking forward to the lessons. Yesterday, we started by learning the names of six animals in English: cat, dog, bird, fish, snake and mouse. IsraeliDad [...]
Pictures from the Carmel Ridge
We had such a wonderful day today, just had to post and share our family adventure with pictures! We went to the Carmel ridge, a beautiful place with green Mediterranean forest, peaks and valleys, empty stream beds (during summer) and limestone caves. No wonder it’s been inhabited by people for the past 200,000 years or [...]
