SO jay….
July 20, 2006Well, the word HAS gotten around the office here that Jay from training commutes to Baltimore from Israel. SO I get many comments… from people I dont even know.
“Wow, I thought I haad a long commute”
“How many hours?”
“How do you do it?…etc.
Now its emails and calls from former co-workers and people at my office.
“Is the family ok?
“We were thinking of you..is everything ok?”
SO I’ve spent the past week being a spokesperson for the state of Israel as I have almost daily briefing on the situation. I don’t blame people for asking and I’m flattered that people are concerned. It is weird bec. in my mind haifa is far from Beit Shemesh. But if there was missles 2 hours away from baltimore… I’d probably freak.
Most people seem to be either ignorant or pro Israel. Ignorant as in… er….SO both sides are firing missles? Or lebanon….? hmm.. is that israel? We know SAP here, not much else apparently.
I have a hard time telling people that I not only do NOT want to leave israel but I wish I was there. I tell them.. if something happenned to your home, you wouldnt stay at work, you’d go home, see how the family is, see your neighbors.. help out…etc. Thats how I feel, All of ISRAEL is like my home…rather is my home. I’d be devastated if something happenned to Beit Shemesh, G-d forbid. but I’m almost as devastated that the next time I go up north it won’t be the same. It may never be the same. Showing the kids bullet and shrapnel marks in the houses and the ditches in the ground where rockets landed.
Will it be same to tour a year from now? Just a few weeks ago I was planning of taking the kids up north for a camping trip and rafting…. I decided to do something local and thought to take the kids there around labor day.
Not going to happen. Swimming in nahal el al will have to wait.
Well, I’m going to sign off. Its thursday so its last day for us. I’m going to finish some work and head up to NY to see the wife and kids.
See you soon,
J
