Living in the Shadows
The Street, where we live...
Six days left sports fans, and the sun finally sets on our two years here in Israel. As the time draws to a close, it sorta feels like we’re living in the shadows. Typical, daily life has essentially ended. We are now packing, making some small purchases, streamlining our possessions, turning over the apartment to the next crew, and mailing tons of things (maybe literally?) home.
At the same time, it feels as though we’re in limbo. Nothing is real. Returning to the States still seems a bit mythical. Our little crew at 6/2 Gihon is still here. Still talking and thinking and planning. Everything is the same as everything is changing.
We’re living in the shadows. It’s weird.
Strangely enough, these times will live in your memory as vividly as any you’ve experienced there. Stay awake and aware. Don’t let anything slip past you. You’ll regret it later if you do.
We are trying to keep the eyes open and to suck the marrow out of our last week here. That and the marrow out of some duct tape…
[...] As we’ve been packing bags, shipping boxes, and prepping to depart from Israel, our life liturgy has been disrupted. We still cling to certain liturgies (coffee and bedtime) to try to maintain some semblance of normalcy. But, other rhythms of going to school, shopping on certain days, cooking dinner at certain times, have all been displaced. As Aubrey put it, “I don’t feel like myself.” This is what it means to live in the shadows. [...]
Life Liturgy « EIKON Israel said this on July 24, 2009 at 8:15 am |