tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27892434546360774082024-03-13T07:35:50.163-07:00NYC here we comeCummings Moss familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07178527957704129286noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789243454636077408.post-14020501478508749572015-08-04T16:15:00.000-07:002015-08-05T00:45:56.253-07:00The Home Coming<div>
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The quiet before the storm. A month and a day of
travels, and three years and three days after having left Israel for our
NYC adventure, we arrive back home tomorrow.<br></div>
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When we
left for NYC Nomi asked me why are we going. I explained that the relocation will create opportunities of learning and growth for all of
us. In time we will no doubt come to evaluate and take stock as individuals and
as a family as to what this experience has given us. Right now I
know I feel changed and lucky to have had the challenge and
grown thanks to the many new experiences we had.<br></div>
We knew
before we set out that part of the appeal of this experience is how
temporary everything is. Three years of living for today, living for
next week, knowing that every decision has a "sell by" date. We constantly felt that we don't see / do now, we won't have another chance to. That thought energized us and the need to leave the city motivated us. <br><br>A brief summary of our US explorations: We went on 28 overnight
trips over the past 36 months. Shortest trip was one night in
Philadelphia, longest trip was to the West Coast. furthest we drove by
car - Savannah Georgia, most favorite National Park - Shenandoah. Most
exciting discovery Hot Springs West Virginia, most days gone with no
showers - 3. Hottest night - Lake Mead, 33 degrees at 2am. Funnest museum - The Exploratorium in San Francisco. Best Swimming Pool - Cookie & Jerry in LA.<br></div>
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can't begin to count the number of people we met. Each of us
separately, and together as a family. People who helped us through our
time in NYC, who supported and became our network. Some of whom have
become as close as family others have left their mark on us in other
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We reconnected, deepened and strengthened our
relationships with family in a way we had never expected possible, this
was the cherry on top of the experience. The bonus we had not
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We are on our way home, we are
<i>nervousited</i> about the move. Many hurdles to cross;<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> re-creating our home, new schools, finding jobs, re-engaging with old friends, staying in touch with our US friends, the culture shock, getting used to caring about the news and what is going on around us, looking out onto a different horizon and more</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">. There are also so many things we are looking forward to:</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> re-creating our home and the familiarity of it all, new schools, finding jobs that are meaningful, re-engaging with old friends, hosting our US friends here, caring about the news and what is going on around us, looking out onto a different horizon, great food and close family!</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div>
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See you all very soon,<br></div><div><br></div>
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The Cummings family wrapping up our NYC adventure.</div>
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Cummings Moss familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07178527957704129286noreply@blogger.com0Saint-Racho Saint-Racho46.264422 4.363053tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789243454636077408.post-13666679108645254392014-06-08T23:10:00.000-07:002014-06-08T23:16:06.810-07:00Our Shavuot vacationNearly two years into our American adventure. I think we are now as settled as we will ever be here. For those of you in the loop, you know that till now things have felt up in the air, and in this coming September we will start feeling the need to think about our return to Israel, so for now we are taking advantage of being relaxed and enjoying summer.<br />
Here is a summary of our Shavuot vacation.<br />
We had a great time!<br />
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Cummings Moss familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07178527957704129286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789243454636077408.post-37843574026989041732014-06-08T22:39:00.001-07:002014-06-08T22:39:36.215-07:00Life's funny twists and turns:part 2 by Nomi <br />
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Previously.......</div>
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On extremely short notice, we took off to Toronto.(see life's twists and turns part 1 )</div>
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Then, we boarded a flight for ........... not 7,not 8,not 9, but 10(!!!!!!!!) hour flight to Israel .Due to the length of the flight, everyone got board pretty quickly (that's just a lie om). Actually I now remember we each had a little screen and we watch a bunch of movies. I watched a little Downton abbey with mommy and I also watched <a href="http://youtu.be/GxR5sNzghho" target="_blank">free birds</a>. apparently the seats were really comfy..... </div>
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being here is really confusing because we are happy being here,but we are not, and home is where the heart is, but where is home?</div>
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Landing in Israel felt really weird because I thought that the next time we saw Israel would be when we came back to live here, but this was so unexpected and I didn't have time to process it in my mind. Everything feels exactly the same like everything around us hasn't changed, but we have. A few new things that have happened..........</div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">I am going to miss nearly two weeks of school</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">I learned what a palyndrome is</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">And I am finally writing a post for this blog, as I have meant to do for a long time...</span></span></li>
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Cummings Moss familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07178527957704129286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789243454636077408.post-43946143987214126592014-02-22T07:07:00.000-08:002014-06-08T22:40:08.139-07:00Home Is Where The Heart Is?"My heart is in the east, and I in the uttermost west" wrote Yehuda Halevi in the 12th century. I however am neither here nor there, and would love someone to help me find where my heart is...<br />
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This weird situation of being dislocated has thrown us all into a little bit of a spin. In a family this manifests itself in higher sensitivities, lower sense of tolerance mix that up with lack of structure to the day (trying to squeeze in an email or two where possible, kids catching up on some class work) the sense of confusion is great, not helped by lack of clarity as to our return date.<br />
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We are home. This is where we belong. We all know that, even Poppy who has now spent more of her lifetime in the US than anywhere else. This is where we are coming back to, where we will have Friday nights with Granny Nola, Grampsy Maxi and the Gilats, and yet for now, it just isn't.<br />
This past week has highlighted for all of us how much we have worked at, and succeeded in, building a life for ourselves in NYC, in creating a home.<br />
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According to the dictionary the definition of home is one's place of residence, the social unit formed by a family living together, a familiar or usual setting; congenial environment; the focus of one's domestic attention, home is where the heart is, a place of origin, one's own country. These definitions as far as we are concerned refer both to NY and to Israel for now, and hence the confusion.<br />
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In a funny kind of way we have been exiled from our home to our home. We are "forced" to be here not from choice, and we resent that. While we love being here, for now we belong to a different home and we hope to return there soon, and in time, and when planned we will also return here.<br />
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As in Ski so in life... knowing how to carve out turns, jump at just the right moment, and occasionally choosing free style or proper form are key. You might think that this is all because of Sochi. But no. It is because this past weekend we were supposed to be skiing in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copake,_New_York" target="_blank">Copake </a>New York. Our lovely friendship with our neighbors would have taken another step as we would join them for Presidents day long weekend in the house they rented in upstate NY. Kids had new snow boots, Nomi had her free snow pass (they give them to 4th & 5th graders...), and I had a book! Then came the call.<br />
Instead of freestyle skiing down the green trail, life took a twist and we found ourselves full speed down the black trail.<br />
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Thanks to the Jewish Agency mishandling our US visas, we booked tickets, packed bags and were on flights Israel bound all within less than 24 hours.<br />
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On the flight Poppy kept asking me every time a flight attendant walked past- "is this the driver of the plane?", as we were walking off the airplane we saw the pilot, so I said - "here is the driver" and he invited us into the cockpit, and Poppy & Tomer to sit in the pilot seat.<br />
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The ceiling in Toronto airport was particularly pretty.<br />
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The kids are keen to write about our experiences since we arrived. I give them one more day in ski school, if they aren't independent by tomorrow, I swoop in and publish for them :-)<br />
At least on this slope I can be a skilled skier, more than I could say had I ended up on the slopes of Catamount.Cummings Moss familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07178527957704129286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789243454636077408.post-29760787458550073512013-05-17T07:53:00.001-07:002013-05-17T20:56:51.494-07:00Summer is here, and we go exploring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After braving through the cold winter spring is here, and with it an invitation to go exploring. So when the oppurtunity presented itself, with a moments notice we were off. This time to Pennsylvania.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My desperate need for some outdoors, fresh air, and someting completely different landed us in the Dutch Amish Country.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In researching places to stay I was very excited to find a bunch of listings that said they were B & B on Amish farms, but had no websites. Suddenly not seeing any pictures of where we were going to stay, the positioning of the bed in the room, the view from the window, and the table we will sit at while eating breakfast seemed very appealing. If an adventure - all the way. We ended up staying in Jonathan & Lydia's house in a tiny village called Gap. Jonathan & Lydia belong to the New Order Amish, which means they are slightly less strict, but they looked Amish enough for us.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So Erev Shavuot was celebrated on a dairy farm, and eating ice cream in an extremely bizarre, unbelievably American buffet restaurant. I found the recommendation on a <a href="http://buffets.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blog </a>of a guy who dedicates his time to reviewing all you can eat buffets around the country. I have to share the introduction to his blog -</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's definitely one of those experiences one has to have while here. The kids absolutely loved it. To be fair the food was good and fresh, and the display of dessert meant the kids rushed through dinner, to get to the end.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The next morning we walked through Intercourse, Bird-in-Hand and Paradise. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Walking through these villages it felt like someone might feel walking through "Mea Shearim". Strange-looking people who just go about their daily business in such a different way to ourselves. They dress differently, they have a different language, and here they also ride around in horse and carriage as if it was the most natural thing ever. We </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">decided we need some explanations about the Amish. Wikipedia could only take us so far. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We resorted to doing the the tourist thing and went on a buggy ride, through Amish farm lands, hearing explanations about their lives, and habits. The kids couldn't get over the fact that the guy who took us around had 26 grandchildren. We continued to have a terrific lunch in Lancaster at the Lancaster Dispensing Company.</span><br />
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Cummings Moss familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07178527957704129286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789243454636077408.post-56121099886454604232013-04-02T08:03:00.000-07:002013-05-17T08:05:18.213-07:00HibernatingI met some people last week, and they were talking about how people hibernate in NYC during the winter. I wasn't quite sure what they were taking about. Who hibernates? Who can even dream of hibernating with three kids, work, and the longest school bus strike since 1979.<br />
When I gave the whole hibernation issue a second thought I realised that a combination of being bogged down by the need to set up life here, and the coooold winter maybe has meant the last 4-5 months were spent trying to keep the balls in the air, our ship afloat, my head above water. So not quite the warm relaxing image of hibernation I had in my head, but definitely something I feel we are emerging from.<br />
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So here are some highlights from the past few months. Promise to try and keep y'all updated more often.<br />
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Lots of love, and belated Chag Sameach<br />
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<br />Cummings Moss familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07178527957704129286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789243454636077408.post-64838500383389699452013-03-31T21:36:00.002-07:002013-04-01T18:20:54.965-07:00לשנה הבאה, אולי שנה וחצי... <div style="text-align: right;">
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שלושה שבועות ראשונים עברו עלינו במלון דירות, מאד נוח למעט בעיית עכברים קלה. שמחנו למצוא כאן דירה מאד נוחה, ומרווחת עם שכנים נאים. </div>
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<br />Cummings Moss familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07178527957704129286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789243454636077408.post-45631441722974124342012-10-19T20:32:00.001-07:002012-10-29T20:47:47.706-07:00A special Shabbat ShalomSitting at dinner tonight with Gilad Shalit was more moving than I had ever anticipated. <br />
I knew that working with the BJ community would bring my way fantastic opportunities, just from having met the people I am working with. When dinner with Gilad Shalit was put on my schedule I was laissez faire, it's not about him I said to myself, he just stumbled into a situation, no big deal. <br />
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Now that all is done and dusted, tonight, sitting across the table from him, with friends from his unit around the room, during dinner, was a special thing. <br />
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Being a mother, I had to hug my kids a little tighter,<br />
Being inquisitive made me question how in the world did he survive, and does he appreciate his food more today than before<br />
And i dumbed the cynic in me when we sang together ״להיות עם חופשי בארצנו״ . Here is a man who truly knows what it means to free. <br />
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Shabbat Shalom xxx<br />
Cummings Moss familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07178527957704129286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789243454636077408.post-63016259786909304052012-10-07T19:18:00.001-07:002012-10-07T21:51:15.104-07:00Zoom in, Zoom outSaturday a couple of weeks ago we went to visit a real gem in New York, the <a href="http://www.thehighline.org/" target="_blank">High Line park</a>.<br />
The High Line is an old elevated railway which was abandoned for many years and eventually, and extremely skillfully converted into a beautiful park.<br />
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One walks along the old train line, which has been decked, dotted with benches, works of art and planted up on either side, and one feels great.<br />
You are very much in the city, you are surrounded by buildings, and yet it is all very serene and calm, very different to how you feel walking along an average NewYork street. It's almost as if you are invisible to the city, you see it but it can't touch you. You are there, but separate from it. It's a liminal space, a time out of time, a space out of place.<br />
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Living in this new city as I have written before, is constent work. In order to contain it and make sense of it, we are constantly zooming in & zooming out, moving from micro to macro and vice versa, existential questions (what the f@#%¥k are we doing here), alongside daily minutia (what lunch should I send with the kids to school). I believe that it's these transitions that allow us to enjoy our experience. Looking from the outside, and at the same time live the daily life from the inside. There was something about the walk along the Highline which made me feel this much more.<br />
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And then we ran into a really interesting character. David is an artist who was very active in making posters for the occupy wallstreet campaign. He sits in his box while promting thinking outside the box, and invites anyone who walks buy to paint an iTOMB, which is a small piece of cardboard 3' x 3'. The kids had a great time and if you look on his <a href="http://ithinkoutsidemybox.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blog </a>he has a slideshow of all the iTOMBS painted with the name of painter and Date they were painted. Lookout for Nomi & Tomers from Sep. 22nd.</div>
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<br />Cummings Moss familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07178527957704129286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789243454636077408.post-71803650414804258212012-09-13T22:38:00.000-07:002012-09-13T22:38:13.655-07:00A sense of achievementThere is something challenging about moving country, all familiar surroundings are lost. Almost like a newborn taking everything in with wide eyes and dribbly mouth, along with passion, excitement and apprehension all at the same time, so we take is our new surroundings. Same as a newborn there is a wealth of information to take in at any given time, and so much processing to be done. I think to a certain degree this is the appeal of the move. There is something energising and exciting that comes with every new day. Making plans you have never made before, seeing sights you have never seen, commuting on new types of transport, and adjusting to new yellow cheese. (Even though we never did adjust to the Israeli stuff, we were geographically close enough to London to have a steady supply of Cathedral Cheddar). Every plan drawn out that succeeds provides the planner with a sense of achievement even if it is just getting milk or frying Schnitzels. <br />
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Two weeks ago, Labor day weekend we had planned to go to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governors_Island" target="_blank">Governors Island</a>. The plan was drawn out, a picnic purchased, and off we went.<br />
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We had a great sense of achievement, not to mention a truly lovely day.<br />
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Another great sense of achievement was moving into our own apartment and receiving our shipment. In very intense unfamiliar surroundings, familiar stuff goes a long way.<br />
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The apartment is partly furnished, but we needed a few bits, including a dining table.<br />
New York is a city in constant motion as are her inhabitants. ie. lots of good quality second hand stuff being sold all the time.<br />
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Jona found us a lovely dining table, bought it, and was then faced with the challenge of how to get it home. Jona made a plan, and followed it step by step.<br />
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Step 1. Secure a <a href="http://www.zipcar.com/nyc/find-cars" target="_blank">zipcar</a> car <br />
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Step 3. Deciding who will drive<br />
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Step 5. Placing the table<br />
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A sense of achievement is great when you make a plan, and it works so well that you have some spare time for a little cherry on top. (or not, depending on what grabs your fancy)<br />
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So now we are a little more settled. We are achieving daily. Each of us in our own space, and together as we process and make sense of this city, of this adventure.<br />
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And now sitting here in my New York flat, with a very New Yorkish view out my window, I can't help but feel like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_Bradshaw" target="_blank">Carrie Bradshaw</a>, without the shoe collection...Cummings Moss familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07178527957704129286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789243454636077408.post-69454384609479626222012-09-01T21:56:00.001-07:002012-10-07T21:52:02.671-07:00Further afield<div border="1" class="ldcomIN">
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according the online dictionary I found is - "</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">in places or areas
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behind the wheel, literally and metaphorically. We rented a car and headed for
the Hudson valley. Every successful outing should have the appropriate food,
and where better to stock up then the <a href="http://www.warwickvalleyfarmersmarket.org/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.villageofwarwick.org/villagehome.shtml" target="_blank">Warwick </a>farmers market.</span></div>
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olives, and fresh apple turnovers (kind of apple pie), we headed for a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wawayanda_State_Park" target="_blank">Wawayanda </a>state park.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We need either a bigger picnic blanket, or less people...</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Another place we ventured further then we initially imagined was to the
15<sup>th</sup> floor of the hotel. After years of hoping for upgrades (to 1<sup>st</sup>
class, to a better phone, better car) we were given an even better hotel room due
to the mouse problem in our previous room. We now have a much bigger room, a
lovely balcony, and an amazing view of the Empire State Building. And all we are waiting to do is move out, for the holiday to end, and for real life to start. But for now - </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of the East River from our balcony</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Thursday we ventured further afield to to Staten Island on the ferry to see the Statue
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the Ferry</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lady Liberty</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Manhattan behind us</td></tr>
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And on Saturday, further afield and a 25 minute train ride away, we're in another world. The NYC <a href="http://www.nybg.org/" target="_blank">Botanical Gardens</a> to where we now are the proud owners of a family membership.</div>
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Seems like for the people of New York, same as for the people of <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=KShLkjKR-ekC&pg=PA26&lpg=PA26&dq=chelm+moon+barrel&source=bl&ots=tGmI2lvTph&sig=X1vdruCLThIdrk1eCA0MS4GwB-A&hl=en#v=onepage&q=chelm%20moon%20barrel&f=false" target="_blank">Chelm</a>, reflection pools are a big thing... </div>
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And then I realised they were lacking fresh air, and a trip to the our new <a href="http://www.bakedbymelissa.com/#" target="_blank">cupcake shop</a>, by Grand central won't do. They need some green, even if surrounded by asphalt and tall buildings.<br />
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Research said we have to check out- the playground, the shake shack, the reflection pool and the <a href="http://madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/mad-sq-art-charles-long" target="_blank"><b>interactive, large-scale, mixed-media installation </b>by <b>acclaimed California-based artist Charles Long</b>.</a><br />
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A lot of touching, feeling, and listening to the weird sculptures<br />
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The shake shack had an "a" line and a "b" line. The "a" line went nearly all around the park and was for burgers fries & shakes, the "b" line was for ice cream cones, and we were the only ones in it. 3 ice creams later, one t-shirt of Poppy's serious ice cream casualty, and now we know that the burgers and shakes might be better then the ice creams at the shake shack.<br />
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Since we arrived in NYC we are constantly spotting weird things, and we are working really hard on - "don't point", "don't talk about other people too loudly" and also "you don't know, they might understand Hebrew". This day weird things were all around.<br />
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קודם שמתי תמונות מטירה שהלכנו לבקר בה. אבל זאת לא היתה טירה של מלך ומלכה או נסיך ונסיכה אלא של אצילים.</div>
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Over the last few days energy was spent on working out where we are, what there is to do, and where to shop for food. We now know where to shop for food, and not much else :-)<br />
We are located in <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=149+West+39th+Street,+New+York,+NY&hl=en&sll=40.697488,-73.979681&sspn=0.576814,1.454315&oq=149+east+39+t&hnear=149+W+39th+St,+New+York,+10018&t=m&z=16" target="_blank">midtown </a>and there is A LOT of city around us. Downside- no where outdoorsy close to sit and have an ice cream, upside- "<a href="http://www.bloomsnewyorkdeli.com/" target="_blank">Blooms</a>" "<a href="http://www.sargesdeli.com/" target="_blank">Sarge's</a>" plenty of salt beef sandwiches, and yummy chicken soup.<br />
Thursday we travelled by Subway to the Upper West side, me, with three kids and a pram proved to be easier then anticipated. Also a resourceful moment involving a little boy and an empty bottle of water saved us from looking for the WC while waiting for the train.<br />
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After spending much too much time on the subway yesterday (note to self, don't take the express unless you are looking to get to 125th street, or if you're just board), today was crowned by the kids no subway day, so we took the bus.<br />
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Birthday took place in a <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/tags/145-ludlow-street" target="_blank">time share backyard</a>, which is exactly what it sounds like. We all had a really great time.<br />
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Of course we (Jona) are apartment hunting at the same time, and go to sleep every day with a special prayer that tomorrow will be the day we find our apartment.<br />
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<br />Cummings Moss familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07178527957704129286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789243454636077408.post-89359255399515341422012-08-21T18:56:00.002-07:002012-08-21T18:56:22.787-07:00Day 1<br />
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left France at a crazy hour yesterday, 4.30am waved good bye to Carol
& Mike and green rolling hills soon to be replaced quite
dramatically with asphalt, traffic, buildings and flashing lights. </div>
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Flight was pretty smooth although if you are ever given a choice
don't choose United Airlines. Hopefully their flight attendants are not
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Huge smiles, absolutely useless, and quietly obnoxious. </div>
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Nomi & Tomer watched Mirror Mirror three times, ate schnitzels
and crisps but didn't sleep. Poppy wasn't very happy, but quietly so,
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deliver us to our hotel which is not very pretty with windows that
don't let in a huge amount of sunlight, but very spacious and will do
perfectly till we find our own place very soon we hope. </div>
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Agency people and after a little walk with Jona. I was happy when they
came back with yummy chicken Soup and a salt beef sandwich. </div>
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Poppy was extremely miserable & crying a lot till she finally
fell asleep at about 7pm. Following lots of calls to health insurance
providers and doctors we decided to wait till morning to see a Dr. </div>
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morning kids woke up close to 4am local time, 11am French time but were
quiet till we all surfaced at about 5.30/6.00. Also, this
morning, someone we were introduced to by Jeremy, and have been in touch
with via email helping us with various issues called after I emailed
him last night. New friend Uri gave us details of good paediatrician in
the Upper West side and now have an appointment for 12.30, so very
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Roly, the Rabbi called to welcome us yesterday and
said to take time, no need to make a time to meet next week, and also
gave our number to nice people who called to invite us for Friday night.
They have three young boys and sound very welcoming, so all is now
falling into place. We even have weekend plans, Sarah's birthday
BBQ on Sunday, got a welcome message from Simon, and a nice welcoming
email from Jaron, so look forward to seeing them all very soon. </div>
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We sent Jona out to find us a lovely apartment today, and to get to know our new neighbourhood. </div>
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Below,
picture of Tomer as we arrived yesterday, he was the only one who
agreed to pose under the flag, and one of the family sent to the shul
newsletter from France 2 days ago.</div>
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We just had my Nephew's Bar Mitzva this past weekend.</div>
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It was a warm intimate affair, with close family & friends. In my sisters garden on a Saturday afternoon,
chatting with people about all there is to look forward to in NYC, looking around and
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There is something about an adventure like this that can send you
upstream or down stream. Upstream is more difficult to row, into the unknown terrain, where you haven't
been, where you don't know what, or who will be around to help. Downstream,
an easy row, and where you are constantly pulling back to where you came from, to what you are
missing, and are dominated by the fear to move forwards.</div>
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I am so taken aback by the responses we have received. I have made contact
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step up and help in any way possible, and they in turn have referred me to
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This week we are moving up stream. And while we don't know what lies
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<br /></div>Cummings Moss familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07178527957704129286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789243454636077408.post-2484164110704768132012-04-28T12:17:00.000-07:002012-04-28T12:18:28.228-07:00Here we go - 1Dear Friends and Family,<br />
A first post, hopefully not the last...<br />
Not sure how many of you are in the loop, but I have been in the process of applying to be a JAFI shlicha.
After a long and at times excruciating process, and nearly ending up in Toronto,
it now seems we will end up in ... NYC! as of this coming September.<br />
I will be working with a really exciting community called B'nai Jeshurun <a href="http://www.bj.org/">http://www.bj.org/</a>, working together with them to build a comprehensive and coherent Israel programme.<br />
We are all very excited about the move, and while there is plenty to prepare and organise both in Israel and in NY its an amazing adventure.<br />
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Kids are excited, Tomer mainly about living in the same country as Disneyland and Sesame Street. They are both very excited about Central Park, and watched the Smurfs movie today because it takes place in Manhattan. Poppy is just constantly excited...<br />
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We are now looking to talk to people with kids of similar ages who we can ask about schools and nurseries etc. If you have anyone you can introduce us to, we would appreciate it very much.<br />
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More to follow,<br />
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Love to all<br />
xxx<br />
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