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     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: RE: Israel trip                                              [1]
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Aloha Ruth!
-> 
->  HN> Guten Morgan Ruth!
-> 
-> More like Abend here; I finished the last of the work for the trip write
-> up earlier.  Now I have to read a book (95p) before my next class starts
-> tomorrow night.
-> 
(grin) well it was Morgan when I typed it !

-> -> We based out of Jerusalem for several days.  One evening we went 
over to
-> -> Bethlehem (now under Palestinian control) to the Church of the Nativity,
-> -> supper and shopping at an olive wood outlet.  Saw a sign, same coloring
-> -> and basic logo as the famous coffee from your area---but this one was
-> -> advertising Stars and Bucks coffee.
-> 
->  HN> Did you go in and give em a try?
-> 
-> Thought you knew that I'm not a coffee drinker. (G)

Anne's not either.

-> -> It was 63 yesterday, and 38 today.
-> 
->  HN> We're having a dry warm spell right now,
->  HN> the jet stream has wandered south and is keeping
->  HN> the weather in Califunny...which they don't seem
->  HN> to appreciate very much...too much rain and mudslides
->  HN> for them I suppose!
-> 
-> We're supposed to have a strong possibility of snow over the week end.
-> Its' been a chilly week so far.
-> 
We're still pretty dry and fairly warm(ish)
temps just a bit above normal.

-> ->  HN> Everyone finds what works for
-> ->  HN> them, Anne was a stay at home
-> ->  HN> mom until Amanda was in school.
-> 
-> -> Yes, we agreed that it would be better if I was a stay at home mom.
-> -> Overall, it worked out quite well.
-> 
->  HN> Anne worked at a hospital before Amanda
->  HN> was born, but after she arrived Anne wanted
->  HN> to be a stay at home mom...I said that was a
->  HN> great idea as long as we could pay the bills.
->  HN> which we managed to do each month (grin)
-> 
-> So what interested her in teaching?  Rachel wasn't that interested until
-> the City of Charleston College only had fall openings in the elementary
-> education program.  Wanting to get her degree before she & David would
-> be leaving the city (in 2 years), she applied, was accepted and found
-> her niche. She's taught every elementary level but kindergarten and
-> first grade but is thinking of being a stay at home mom again after this
-> school year ends.

When Amanda started school, Anne and I both
spent time volunteering...Anne got quite involved
with PTO and even won an award for being editor
of the best newsletter in the state...I told her she'd
be a great teacher, but when the principal of Amanda's
school told Anne she should be a teacher, she finally 
decided to give classes a try again...and as they say
"the rest is history"!!

-> -> -> cooler that the driver and guide kept stocked with water. It was 
very
-> -> -> much appreciated most days.
-> 
-> ->  HN> I'll bet it was!
-> 
-> -> Some of those places on warm days got us quite thirsty. I didn't notice
-> -> soda machines all over the place like you do in the States.
-> 
->  HN> As I don't patronize them I have learned
->  HN> to "not see" them so I would have not even
->  HN> thought about the difference!
-> 
-> I generally don't patronise them either but some are stuck so "in your
-> face" at spots you wouldn't think they should/would be.  Schools,
-> especially at the lower grade levels, are prime examples of that.
-> 
I don't even know if there is a soda machine in Anne's
school...I imagine there is, but don't know for sure.
chat with you soon!
hap 
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