the first will be last.
today i start the documentation of my adventure to the land of milk and honey. zahrat almadaen. yerushalayim shel zahav. everybody's talking 'bout - jerusalem. i'm a bit more than 2 weeks away from my trek to the motherland, but i'm still here in our nation's fine capital, trying to accomplish more than congress has since i got here in early july.
i finished up work with aai last week (join our facebook group), and after some serious procrastination, managed to get a start on my personal statement. the plan is to return to the first exile - the hydroxide state, the great state, the second motherland - at the beginning of next week and leave from there around november 24th -- home.
a brief update - for the past 4 months i've been working with the arab american institute as a community relations consultant, particularly working with youth across the country, in an attempt to mobilize them politically, and to forge a network on that basis. last week, i finally confirmed that i'll be headed to the middle east - to jerusalem - to work with the united nations relief and works agency (unrwa - in english and arabic), a section of the UN which works with the Palestinian refugees. i'll be working in the public information office - more details are forthcoming.
as for now, i will continue to wax philosophic in a personal statement doomed to be edited, re-edited, and re-edited.
tzi 5*c
4 comments:
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Dear Tarek,
I a honored to be the first commentator on your blog. I am certain that unlike the Karate Kid you must get that the tedious steps in preperation for leaving as well as what seems to be the repetitive meaningless tasks of writing your personal statement are far from meaninless.Clearly in terms of life experiences it will all pay off.
I very much look forward to what I am clear will be a brutally honest,insightful,thought provoking blog of perceptions viewed through your eyes.I trust you will upload plenty of pictures.
I know the adventure you are about to embark on is one that will fulfill the first of your many aspirations.There is no doubt that it will be an eye opening experience of a lifetime.BE SAFE! Mom
PS When can I tell folks about the existence of this blog?
A LUTA CONTINUA!
do you remember when
fireworks at lake michigan
i think about you everytime i hear that song. i'm not quite caught up on the blog, but i'll get there. happy homecoming, my friend.
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