At ten months, Shalvah started walking!
and walking, and walking....
She didn't stop 'til her feet tapped the ancient cobblestones of Jerusalem's Old City,
and she didn't even stop there. She kept right on walking, to Tel Aviv,
and Haifa,
and the Separation Barrier couldn't keep her out of Bethlehem.
She met her aunts,
and uncles,
and cousins...
Along the way, she enjoyed a lot of MIddle Eastern traditions, like flirting with guys wearing cellphones,
the Friday newspaper,
acting in self-defense,
(a lot of people feel this way the first time they meet Tomer, but he grows on you)
sandstorms,
good food and good company,
and dressing up for PURIM!
Shalvah didn't let any barriers keep her from making new friends. Thanks to all our Israeli and Palestinian old friends for taking care of our daughter just like you always took care of us, and thanks for pronouncing her name correctly with no help from us! You made her feel right at home, as you can see...
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