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Shortly, I will get offline and finish packing. Tomorrow, at the charming hour of 4:30 am, I will take a cab to LAX. From there, a flight to Toronto, where I am scheduled to change planes to a flight to Israel.
And there, as they say, is the rub. Because at the moment, the Israeli airport -- like pretty much all Israeli government agencies -- is closed, due to a national strike.
Air Canada says that as of now, my flight is still scheduled. More definite information will be available at 8 am Eastern. That is, at 5 am my time, about when I arrive at the airport.
So I could end up stranded in Toronto (they would give me a hotel voucher, and try to get me on the next day's flight . . . like all the people on TODAY's flight, which was canceled).
Good vibes, prayers, and other attempts to ensure that my flight gets me to Israel as scheduled would be greatly appreciated!
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I really hope you get there alright, without any trouble. Best of luck and safe travels and all that jazz!
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My dad called me about this a few hours ago, when I woke up this morning, and I got really worried! It was right before my big final, too, so I hope I did alright (I just finished).
But BEHATZLACHA rivka!! I hope everything works out!! I'll be crossing my fingers for the silly strike people to stop this nonsense AT ONCE!
quote: Ben Gurion International Airport has announced that it will resume flights, but this will take a couple of hours - and in the meanwhile, passengers are walking around the airport, unsure of what will be next. El Al is feverishly preparing a schedule of flights for this morning.
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I'm at the airport, all checked in and ready to go. Flight doesn't board for almost half an hour . . . so I decided to not go cold turkey quite yet.
Looks like I should be getting to Israel as scheduled!
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Well, Dave and I will be in Toronto in about three days. If you are still there, we can cheer you up.
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So, I've been in Israel less than a week (although it feels longer), and have met Raia (YAY!) and plan to see her again tomorrow; have met another online friend and have plans to meet up with yet another; visited the Wall and a bit of the Old City; got lost at least 6 times (but it was fun . . . mostly); and contributed quite a bit to the Israeli economy.
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Was (and will be again) in Kiryat Sefer; will also spend a few days with my cousins in Zichron Yakov (up north, not far from Haifa).
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You're lucky its late September. When I went it was late July. 120 degrees on Mount Masada! Although without humidity it felt cooler than 90 degree Florida.
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NFL, that's why when I climbed Masada in the summer, I went up at 4:30 in the morning, watched the sunrise, looked around for a little bit, and came down again!
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C'mon! How was it! What was the best part? The hardest part? Stories! Give us stories! pretty please?
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