wanna do a mitzvah?

I'm applying to the Art Institute and I need some scholarships... Please, if you could just take a minute of your time and vote for my picture (and if it wins I could get some $$$).... THANKS!

Planet Beautiful Brickfish

I Stand By Israel

My eyes look up to the sky, searching

 into the crowds, asking

into the valley, wondering

what will be tomorrow?

I Think I Have A Fear of Hics

Chattanooga and Memphis, Tennessee

Lovers leap

Fat mans squeeze  (yeah, I made it through!)
 

The greyhound bus station - not a fun place to be

The king

The Hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot

The Mississippi river

Say wah?

Ixnay on the ottenray

One of the best time killers for the kids is blowing bubbles. I really get a kick watching them stare down the floating bubbles, trying to grab them, some of them even space out.... Anyway their reaction reminded me how the monster in young frankenstein acts when "frau blucha" plays the violin..

Havdallah In Beirav, Tsfat

Dang. How do I get back ?

building up for the future :)

Falling All Around...

T. T. O. "Row Row Your Boat"
leaves leaves
falling down
falling on the ground
red, yellow, green and brown
falling on the ground

The grass is always greener on the other side

From Israel Travels

The real challenge is when you were on the green side and then knowingly stepped over to the brown. Not because you desired it but  - what had to be done....had to be done.

I saved some seeds from the old garden and I'm using those to replenish the one I've moved in to - and I have to be careful to not forget to water them.

Doug - the class fish

From Georgia

Always discovering 

Just noticing

Driving on the road in Israel, you might encounter...this...

And in America, you will find this....

On a side note, I've noticed that everyone in the south insists on smiling to strangers and it tends to really throw me off guard...

Exit Right

My last morning in Israel.

I had that overwhelming feeling of - that overused word- bittersweet. There was this tug to the right, new things lay ahead. Then a pull to the left, I love it here...My mind went blank (which was more of a relief because its always abnormally busy with thoughts). And I just stood there, watching the rising sun, listening to the birds, cars, wind in trees. Maybe I even prayed a little that what comes next will be just as positive and fulfilling.

Presence

The coal is smoldering inside of you,
keep fanning it till it burns to a flame.

And then..

We had a 10 day vacation at Machon Alte between the winter and summer program.
So I got myself a travel buddy, packed my bag with three outfits, a toothbrush and some money and took the next bus out of Tsfat.

In our travels we went to Ein Gedi, Mitzpeh Ramon, Tel Aviv, Jaffo, Kfar Adumim, Beer Sheva, Jerusalem, Ramat Gan and Chevron.
I took about 16 egged buses, ate cottage cheese for breakfast every day, slept in random places (including an absorption center), got a tan, hardly showered and spent as much as i planned to spend - but still it was a lot for a student budget.

Any way, it was great and I think everyone should get the "backpacking" experience at least once in their life.

That's Your Choice

Stand Strong.

Oops....

A fire at the Metzuda




Started by them?

Tsfat Fun

And you thought Tsfat was boring?







I decided to add the bottle of coke to the "Israel Collection" in my room and as I placed it on the shelf, I observed the order in which they appeared and thought - hmmm, the evolution of society?

Determination

Don't Fall Behind

Didn't you realize?

If you're not growing, then you're falling.
And if descent is really what you want, then make sure to put your whole self into it.
Otherwise its a waste.
A waste of life and purpose.
An insult to the child that is struggling to take it's first steps.
Because, It's nice that you've overcome what I'm just beginning

But what of it now, if it's not going anywhere?

And please tell me, why is it always the children,
the innocent, the new - that are the keys to our emotion and self-pity toward one another.

This all spilled into my mind at the park.
As one man sits, strokes his long beard with one hand and reaches for his daughter with the other.
Then take notice of other children zooming past on their bikes.
To the left, a group of college girls are giggling while drinking ice coffee.
And found on the right in the corner is an old man on a bench slumped over, next to his backpack.

Or maybe growth is really sort of inevitable.
But when you're aware of its importance
All the more better life is.

P.S.
Don't forget to not regret

Moving On

They've walked on Hollywood Boulevard and across ancient holy-land in Israel.
Its funny, it's weird, cliche.
No matter, I still feel that my shoes tell a pretty cool story.