http://nicolehyman.net/2009/01/06/what-it-means-to-be-israeli/ Nicole Hyman Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:41:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://nicolehyman.net/2009/01/06/what-it-means-to-be-israeli/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Sim Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:06:35 +0000 http://nicolehyman.net/?p=15#comment-12 Nicole, I am chaffed at your erudite discourse about your new life. It's fascinating. A little scary too! But you seem to have taken to it with a touch of grace. I think you will do OK. Stay well old friend. Nicole,
I am chaffed at your erudite discourse about your new life. It’s fascinating. A little scary too! But you seem to have taken to it with a touch of grace.
I think you will do OK.
Stay well old friend.

]]> http://nicolehyman.net/2009/01/06/what-it-means-to-be-israeli/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Gary Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:02:08 +0000 http://nicolehyman.net/?p=15#comment-10 What you have described I believe happens all over the world, where people turn off to what is happening around them as if it just isn't there. Its so easy for an out sider to look at a situation and say you are crazy to be living there, look at all the crime/war/poverty ect.. ect.. but people still choose to live in these countries. I guess one needs to do what is right for them and if being in Israel is the right thing for you then so be it. Israel isn't the only country in the world at the moment that has problems, where ever you go there is going to be some element of a problem. If you want to compare countries lets do that. In South Africa you don't see children playing in the streets alone in fact I can't remember when I ever saw children playing in the streets. So everywhere you go there are pro's and con's. Unfortunately there are always going to be both pro's and con's, one just needs to decide just how far they are prepared to go. Anyway hang in there, it will get easier. What you have described I believe happens all over the world, where people turn off to what is happening around them as if it just isn’t there. Its so easy for an out sider to look at a situation and say you are crazy to be living there, look at all the crime/war/poverty ect.. ect.. but people still choose to live in these countries. I guess one needs to do what is right for them and if being in Israel is the right thing for you then so be it. Israel isn’t the only country in the world at the moment that has problems, where ever you go there is going to be some element of a problem. If you want to compare countries lets do that. In South Africa you don’t see children playing in the streets alone in fact I can’t remember when I ever saw children playing in the streets. So everywhere you go there are pro’s and con’s. Unfortunately there are always going to be both pro’s and con’s, one just needs to decide just how far they are prepared to go. Anyway hang in there, it will get easier.

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