The second day of haunakah and I witnessed my first menorah lighting at the age of twenty. After prayers and fire we played dradle ( which is strikingly similar to the urban game of craps and much to my surprise is not made out of clay as the song suggests) and ate the reward of little choclates called gelt.It was easily discernible as to who were ( Read more... )

is this really happening??

Hello friends, Ive decided to write again to inform you of two things ( Read more... )

I awoke this morning to the scene of snowfall from my 11th story window. It snowed most of the day here in NY and the wind from the water is causing it to seem much colder than it actually is(even though it is about 20 outside). Chamber rehersal in the large cathedral during the snow seemed a scene from 19th century fiction ( Read more... )

As typical of the fall, a busy schedule hinders me from writing as often as id like. The month here has been a mixture of horribly cold and hot tempatures alternating weeks. Im accustom to the heat but when it gets cold in long island it gets painfull cold due to the wind coming off the water ( Read more... )

Im nineteen now,and much like every other birthday preceding this one,i feel no diffrent at all. I spent four days celebrating my birthday and although people dont know me very well, it was one of the most memorable birthdays of my life. College is funny when it comes to celebrations, you were going to party anyway, but when the occasion arises and ( Read more... )

My first full week here and ive found myself in the comfert of being settled. My weekend began with an enourmous carnival parade bringing a taste of the carribian to long island. Large trucks packed with dancing people adorned with face paint and beads all moved together to the pulse of steel drums and maracas. Whistles and soundsystems rang ( Read more... )

My third day here at hofstra u i awoke to the rumble of thunder and the downpour of a rain that has dissolved now into mist. Returning from Germany i had about two weeks to properly say goodbye to those loved with all sorts of festivites, as with many times in my life, celebrations never ran short ( Read more... )

As always its been sometime since ive written. I had almost entirley abandoned this journal and kept a tangible log of my life. This was stolen from me not too many days ago, but im getting ahead of myself. To catch up from my last entry the canoeing trip was great,Myself,Tommy and Devin in the wilderness conquering the north fork of the shanendoah ( Read more... )

In moonlight i sit, breifly to think of two proms and a life moving too quickly. Let me begin on the 27th of may, a time when spring in arlington is full and spirits are high regardless of the day to day same. I firstly crashed my mothers car in a four car accident involving three other vehicles,firstly no one was injured and 2 out of the four cars ( Read more... )