{"id":1427,"date":"2011-06-25T23:46:40","date_gmt":"2011-06-26T05:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/?p=1427"},"modified":"2014-12-29T20:36:18","modified_gmt":"2014-12-30T02:36:18","slug":"good-times-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/?p=1427","title":{"rendered":"Good times"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Katie, Howie, Petite, Mike at Herbert Samuel's<\/p><\/div>\n

This was a pretty busy week for us, starting with volunteer work last Sunday night at a home for teenagers who are estranged from their families. The New Professional Association goes there about once a month to cook a meal for the kids – we had a lot of fun chopping vegetables for a big stir-fry and chatting with our co-workers and some of the kids. It’s a big old house with lots of common living areas, then separate sleeping sections for the boys and girls.<\/p>\n

Monday night, we were at the Deputy Chief of Mission’s house for a going away party for our Consul General. It was a nice night to be out in the backyard enjoying the evening.<\/p>\n

Next week I am transferring to the American Citizen Services section, and to get my feet wet, I joined a small group who went to Safed in northern Israel for a passport outreach. There are a lot of Americans in that area. We were in an educational center in the old city – very pretty with cobblestone alleys and lots of art galleries, jewelry shops, etc. – unfortunately we didn’t have time for much sightseeing. The area is beautiful – high altitude with gorgeous views. Click here for more photos from Safed<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We got off work a little early on Friday, and a big group of us went for happy hour across the street from the beach. John and I came home and got caught up on some episodes of Mad Men after that.<\/p>\n

Yesterday I went to the office to get my desk cleaned off in preparation for the move. Mid-afternoon, a new girl at post, Rebecca, came to the house to visit and to have one of John’s famous lattes.<\/p>\n

Last night, Howard, Petite, Mike and Katie brought over sangria, then we went to Herbert Samuel’s restaurant for a delicious meal overlooking the ocean.<\/p>\n

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Johnny working on a passport for an American couple<\/p><\/div>\n

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With Nadia at Safed<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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