Why the Blog?

These days everyone wants to travel the world. As kids and teens we dream about it. As adults we might often think about it, but never find the time. We dream, but few of us ever reach our goal. I am one of those few.
Soon, starting September 4 , my dad and I are going overseas to three places-Israel, Thailand and Prague, Czech Republic. Well, those are where our homes are going to be, but we will be traveling in Egypt, Sweden, and other places. We will stay in each place for about three months.
I am an eleven-year-old girl named Rachael. My father is Philip and my mother(who is not coming for the whole trip but is visiting) is Margie. In this blog I will keep you posted about events. Let me know what you think. Thanks!

Saturday, September 15, 2007

Weird things about Haifa

Here are some weird things about Haifa:

Yip! Yip! Yip-oooooo! Yip-yip-oooooo! Hear that? Guess what it is. Not wolves, but jackals (coyotes)! They live right by Orit's house. We had coyotes in Seattle in the countryside where I lived before Dad and I moved to New York.

Speaking of the dog family, why not the cat? There are a couple hundred cats on the street here. Living under cars, in dumpsters, everywhere! I have been feeding the cats around the building fish lately. Boy, will this neighborhood get to know me pretty quickly.

I was walking in the woods today when something fell on my head. Ow! I picked it up and saw that it was a pine cone. (I know you must be thinking that that thing where an apple or a pine cone falls on someones head only happens in cartoons and comic strips, but you're wrong. It just doesn't happen a lot.) I looked up and saw the tree where it had come from. Whoa! It looked like a deciduous tree, in shape and the kind of bark, but it had needles and cones! Isn't that weird?

Those are some of the weird things in Haifa.


1 comment:

Unknown said...

Hey there Rachael! I'm enjoying your blog. Keep those ramblings comin'. Hope to see you some day in Singapore, cos the last time I saw you, you were 3 years old. Say hi to dad & mom for me. Take care!