Ben and I arrived at Ben Gurion Airport at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday after a very long, very squished 12 hour plane ride. We passed by the business class section with great envy. Next time, we spend the money for business class! On the plane, the flight attendant told us that Ben's brand new I-pad would be confiscated in Israel because the signal has not yet been approved. We were a bit nervous! Well, after lots of security in the U.S., it was easy as pie in Israel. Ben thought that the airport was incredibly new and beautiful, which it is, but I commented that since the last time he was here was 34 years ago, he might imagine some things being new!
Ben's cousin, Raquel, and her son, Avi, met us at the airport and led us to Raquel's house in a norther suburb of Tel Aviv. It's a very large, new house. She runs her own business from her home. She does executive search and organizational consulting. So her office space is in the lower level of her home you really cannot call it a basement. She has one large office there and two smaller ones with tons of technology. Then the first floor is a very nice space with kitchen, dining room, living room and a very nice patio and garden. The second floor has the master bedroom and bath and then two guest bedrooms and a bath. Very nice!
Once in Raquel's home, we were welcomed by Ben's aunt and uncle and cousin, Ela, and her daughter, Emily, who is 15. They were all very warm and welcoming with lots of conversation in English, Hebrew, and Spanish. It was great fun. We gave out our gifts to the family, and then we all sat down to dinner. The family is very noisy and warm!
It is now Monday morning, the second day of the work week in Israel, and we will set out soon for our visit to Tel Aviv.
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