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Long journey through the night | Diasporism
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An Aussie in Israel. Long journey through the night. December 22, 2012. Inspired by navigating through the Negev desert. As you set off, pre-memorized compass bearings and distances blend into one gooey mesh. Curvaceous hills give way to little streams that in turn zigzag into mighty rivers. You re-imagine the map and try to make sense of it all. There’s supposed to be a mountain in front of me . am I even in the right place? The weight of the heavy bag takes its toll on your shoulders, but as you tilt y...
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A day at university – U of T | Diasporism
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An Aussie in Israel. A day at university – U of T. October 5, 2014. October 5, 2014. The hustle and bustle of young minds are dwarfed by vampire-ish Edwardian architecture – in itself super-imposed before a modern city skyline. The statue of some great 19th century thinker sits forever doomed to ponder life’s great ideas in some busy cafeteria courtyard. A labyrinth of halls, courtyards and classrooms seem to entrap all who venture into this realm of study. Posted in A day at school. Email (Address never...
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Rain over the Negev | Diasporism
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An Aussie in Israel. Rain over the Negev. October 3, 2014. October 5, 2014. Inspired by a bus ride in the Negev desert. The conductor readies his orchestra of the sky; the clouds await their orders and move into position. The bus continues unhindered into this ‘ambush,’ its movements drowned out by a deafening quiet, a majestic silence – the calm before the storm. I take a breath. The ‘plasticized’ soldier setting beside me turns in his sleep. And then it comes. The rain. Not just rain. But. Enter your e...
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Diasporism | an Aussie in Israel | Page 2
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An Aussie in Israel. October 5, 2014. The smell of sweat, bad breath, dancing, grey beards, ironed shirts, dust and. Prayer books). The “aye-aye-aye’s,” the cries, the pondering of the Oneness of God, the introspection, sunset over Har Meron (Mt. Meron), raucous children screaming in the stairwell. A bed too short, a. Special prayer book for Yom Kippur) too heavy, the honey-cake used to break the fast too sweet, the thought of drinking water too tempting. The Israelis, the Americans, the rabbis, the.
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Lone soldiers in the IDF | Diasporism
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An Aussie in Israel. Lone soldiers in the IDF. January 28, 2012. January 28, 2012. Crowd, but rather I will soon sport a green uniform and shiny red boots as soldier #39832732 – an Israeli in every sense of the word. Which got me thinking about these immigrants – from the way the native population relates to them, to how they are absorbed in Israeli society, and what their motivations are for coming here – in other words, I realized that. Scrambling mess in hebrew slang)? Well I have a few theories ̵...
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Dodging swastikas and Israel hate, Jordan’s secret Jews slip beneath the radar | Diasporism
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An Aussie in Israel. Dodging swastikas and Israel hate, Jordan’s secret Jews slip beneath the radar. May 19, 2015. Syndicated post first released @Times of Israel. The untold story of the Jewish-American aid workers living, studying and traveling in the Hashemite Kingdom. Second, very little precise data on religious demographics exists throughout the Middle East, compounded by the tribal and often semi-nomadic nature of population groups in the region. Jews visiting or still living in the Arab world...
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Social conformity: what I hate about it | Diasporism
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An Aussie in Israel. Social conformity: what I hate about it. December 1, 2010. December 1, 2010. We are of course, as my former maths teacher once put it in his thick Russian accent: ‘. Posted in Western Society. Boycotting hummus for world peace. Why Wikileaks is good for America. 4 thoughts on “ Social conformity: what I hate about it. February 3, 2011 at 12:10 am. I loved your writing. August 28, 2014 at 8:55 pm. March 27, 2015 at 12:54 pm. February 12, 2016 at 9:28 am. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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Fantasies and growing up | Diasporism
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An Aussie in Israel. Fantasies and growing up. September 7, 2013. 8220;How’s the army? 8220;That’s so amazing”. 8220;That’s intense”. 8220;So how’d you do it? 8220;Can you give me some tips? Much as our perception of history and it’s stories and legends have undergone a reframing process over the past generation, so too our worldview and desires undergo massive changes as a result of ‘growing up’. But was the grass really greener? Were the people really friendlier? Nothing seems noteworthy to me anymore ...
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An Aussie in Israel. Dodging swastikas and Israel hate, Jordan’s secret Jews slip beneath the radar. May 19, 2015. Syndicated post first released @Times of Israel. The untold story of the Jewish-American aid workers living, studying and traveling in the Hashemite Kingdom. Second, very little precise data on religious demographics exists throughout the Middle East, compounded by the tribal and often semi-nomadic nature of population groups in the region. Jews visiting or still living in the Arab world...
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Coping and succeeding in high pressure situations | Diasporism
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An Aussie in Israel. Coping and succeeding in high pressure situations. September 16, 2014. September 16, 2014. Note: The following piece was written over a year-and-a-half ago and may or may not reflect the author’s current view. So why am I like this and what can I do to improve? So what practical steps do I take to alleviate and prevent such situations in the future? What do I do to minimize and even eradicate this flaw in my personality? Even if it holds everybody up. Even if there is ‘no time.’.