Mind the Gap

My fourth grade class can be a handful. They're adorable and I love them, but some of them don't always like staying in their seats and listening. Of course they don't: they're fourth graders. Plus, they're the age where they were never in proper school pre-pandemic. It's not unexpected that they're rambunctious. They're a lot … Continue reading Friday Storytime!: Mariona Song

Okay hi! Let me tell you a bit of what's been going on the last 4-5 weeks. I live now in Dhulikhel, a smallish city an hour away from Kathmandu (or more, depending on traffic and road conditions) in the hills. I'm really happy to be here. It's got small town vibes and it's much … Continue reading My Own Slice of Dhulik-heaven

My mother would have me believe that EVERYONE wants to know how I'm doing. EVERYONE. I can't even call home without the conversation devolving into something like this: Parents: So what are you doing tonight?Me: I don't know, maybe journal, read my book, play on my phone...Parents: I know what you should do!Me: Yeah?Parents: Do … Continue reading Saturday Storytime!: Grand Theft Nepal

It was holiday weekend here in Kathmandu! I had a two-for-one special so I'm going to go ahead and tell you all about it. Saturday night was the start of Purim, and I decided to try hunting down Chabad House. I assumed they had something happening but I actually didn't know anything about it. The … Continue reading Festival Weekend

Greetings! I am writing to you from the Sampada Garden Hotel in Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal. If you have been in contact with my mother at all over the last several months you should know already that I am here and also what I am doing here. If not, because I have NOT been very good … Continue reading Ma pheri Nepalmaa chha!!

Welcome back everyone! It's been a long time. Things got very busy after my last post so unfortunately I didn't get the chance to do an update until now. Briefly, last fall I was in lovely Washington State doing a variety of environmental restoration activities. During the first few weeks I worked in the City … Continue reading TaxSLAYERS / California Dreamin’

Hey everyone and welcome back to Mind the Gap! After a long hiatus I am reviving my old gap year blog, mostly for convenience (because the website already exists), but I'm not calling this year a "gap" year. It's just a year, where I'll learn and grow and gain experiences just like in any year. … Continue reading A-MER-icorps

I received a complaint from my friend Aviad that the previous blog post did not include enough pictures of him, so I pledged that when we return from Tsfat I would create a post consisting entirely of pictures of the friends I made during this trip. Enjoy! I'm heading back to Boca tonight, but I … Continue reading Foto Fun

Hello! I am now in the last month of my Israel program. Hard to believe I've been here for four months already! So I'll use this blog post to tell you a little about what I've been up to recently. For my internship I've been helping out with a couple theater groups in Jerusalem. One … Continue reading Days Gone By