and away we go!

For those of you joining us here, a brief introduction: this is our way of keeping in touch with one another, and with you, while we spend time on different continents. I'm in Israel until the start of August, and Neil will be in Mongolia for all of July...so we plan to use this forum as a way of sharing our experiences and adventures.

My adventure just started about 3 hours ago, when I landed at Ben Gurion Airport, following the flight filled with requisite screaming babies and the obligatory clapping when we landed in Eretz Israel. Not even on an El Al flight, at that! I don't have a whole lot to report yet, except that it's hot (not that I expected anything different). But tomorrow my work here begins, with meetings in Jerusalem and an Arabic tutoring session.

I'll post more once I have something interesting to say. Until then, much love to all!