L'shana tovah!

Thank you for all of your guesses as to where I'm going! They were inspiring; I found myself thinking, "Oh, I need to go there too!"

When I left the States, I had a vague idea of three places I might like to go - Australia, Israel, or Japan. I figured I'd get more clarity during the course of my trip, or maybe I'd find an entirely new destination, or - I joked with myself - I'd meet someone adorable at Naomi's wedding and just stay in England.

Well, because God has a sense of humor, it turns out I did meet someone absolutely adorable at Naomi's wedding. But by then my mind was made up, so...eastward ho! No time for love, Dr. Jones.

I considered going back to Croatia and learning the language, which as I've mentioned I really love. But in Bosnia we met these Israeli researchers - I wrote about them earlier - who have been so friendly and helpful. So I get to go to Jerusalem for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Michelle, I figure you especially will have some good recommendations of things I need to see!

(Naomi did as well. The next paragraph will be much more fun if read aloud in a British accent: "You must go to Elijah's tomb. I went there, and I looked at the little hole and thought, 'I could fit in there,' so I climbed in, and I sat there, and then I thought, 'There was a dead person in here,' and I climbed right back out!")