Sea Change...

So I decided to make cooking my hobby shortly after I arrived at the Bahá'í World Centre - I figured that I could always go back to making a sandwich or (I know...) a bowl of cereal if I failed, but if I succeeded, well then I'd have something really great to eat!

A good friend of mine, Mr. Joseph K. Fradella (the names of some of the people in this story have been changed in order to protect the identity of the innocent), quickly emerged as my 'go t0' quality control expert. We would have these Thursday night 'Traditional Dinners' where I could try out new recipes and perfect old favorites. It was pretty glorious, friends.

Alas... Joe is leaving us! *I mean me* In fact, next Thursday is his last night in Haifa - sigh. To quote Morrissey, "we're really missing you"... and you're not even gone.

That's one of the realities of serving here, though - eventually we all leave.

Other things that won't be the same?

Star Wars RISK (aka 'my summer')

ABBA

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Um, Don't Cancel My Friendship, But...

My nerd factor is gi.nor.mous. Game Night is high on my list of "two favorite words". I play RISK (traditional, God Storm, & - my favorite - Star Wars versions) almost every weekend. I used to tell my friends that my mom said I couldn't come out to play/go to your party - all so I could stay home and read a book. (sorry if that was you... but big shout out to my mom!) In fact - when my mom grounded me, she took my books away. [Insert sheepish grin]

So where am I going with this?
I want to shake the hand of the person who submitted this secret....
Ps. It's true: they are.

But First!

My brother Bill is coming to Haifa to visit me! I'm really excited! I'll probably see more of Israel while he's here than I have already seen in the 10 months (!) I've been here. Don't worry, I'll keep you posted.
So yeah, besides a recent obsession with RISK in all its myriad forms and my continued (although relatively new) love of photography and cooking, this is what's new in aimee piper land. Unless you count the more serious things in life - like the recent arrest of six Bahá'í leaders in Iran. But I'll have more to say about that, soon.