Even war cannot take this away

Even war cannot take this away

I am staying with my son who lives in Tel Aviv with his girlfriend in a great condo with a view from every room of the Mediterranian Ocean. I am enjoying their love and feel so blessed. It is Shabbat so many people are on the beach. Such an idealic scene with peole playing chess, backgammon, kadima, yoga, tai chi, swimming, kite surfing, fishing on the rocks, sitting in the many outdoor cafe's, 50 sail boats, hundreds walking on the boardwalk, with the sun shinning, a cool breeze, and rolling waves. The sunset was amazing with every color of the rainbow, and Jaffa, a 4000 year old port reaching out into the ocean, a 30 minute walk in the distance. I am supposed to do a hospital fundraiser bike ride with my son, but hurt my knee today jogging on the beach. Going to the doctor.
Nanogi

Miami Oct 24 2007

Miami Oct 24 2007
I am off to Israel and the continuation of my journey,
and the begining of my travels.
I am a planner, but hope to work on being in the present. I have tried to learn from my past mistakes, but am trying not dwell on my past or future.
I did not study the places I am going to visit, and the joke with my friends is that I am going to travel the world and don't even know where I am going on a map. That is why I have arranged to have a guide and driver every where I go. I even get lost driving in Denver, which is why I have On Star (a service that locates my car by satelite and helps direct me to my destinations).

Miami Oct 19 2007

Miami Oct 19 2007

My youngest daughter is leaving for college. I have decided to follow a dream of mine to travel the world. It must have been meant to be because within 6 weeks, I left my job with Coldwell Banker, I rented my house furnished to a tenant, I chose the countries I will visit and the month I will visit them, decided to base out of Miami, Florida and picked what I needed to take with me for a year, learned how to set up and use a blog, said goodby to friends and family, and made many strategic and logistical decisions.

This picture was taken on the top of a hike with friends this summer in Aspen, Colorado. We decided to each do a yoga position on this rock. To me it represents the concentration and focus that was required in organizing and pulling off this journey.
I will be signing all posts as Nanogi. Nano is because I do everything in a nano second, and gi is for my spiritual energy.
I am organizing all my things, finalizing travel arrangements, seeing friends, and family.
It's all good!
Nanogi