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my belongings as I ran to the restroom,
shared a cab with me to Jerusalem, and
gave me his sister's phone number in
case I needed anything.
Another stranger, now friend,
helped me get my luggage into my
apartment, and yet another introduced
me to all of the Americans and Eng-
lish speakers in the area, who now also
go by the title of "friend."
When was the last time you were
treated with such warmth by complete
strangers? Better yet, when was the last
time you allowed yourself to be treat-
ed with such warmth by complete
strangers?

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Per mo'/
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Worth Fighting For

Every morning, I wake up, take a
shower (if I don't push the snooze
button too many times, that is), get
dressed and take the bus to work
(alas, I left the wonderful VW Beetle
at my parents' house as well). Not so
different from the daily grind in
Columbus.
After work, I may get on another
bus and meet friends. Granted, there
are 18-year-olds toting large guns, but
at least I know they're there to protect
me and not to take revenge for a tor-
mented youth.
I admit I get scared at times. Yester-
day, there was a shooting in Nablus,
where a friend of mine is stationed for
his reserve duty. There also were
bombings on the Egyptian border,
which leaves me bothered, as a friend
plans to spend the weekend in Sinai.
So, yeah, I get worried and have a
knot in my stomach, knowing that
they may be in dangerous situations. I
don't however, think it's any different
than someone fearing for a friend in
the U.S. military or the fear I have
when a friend insists on braving High
Street at Ohio State University alone
at four in the morning.
This is not a place to fear. It is a
place where you can sip on your Coca-
Cola (or Pepsi — we're not on cam-
pus, after all) while leaning against an
outer wall to the Temple that has been
standing for thousands of years. It is a
place that nations fight over because it
is worth the battle.
To tell you the truth, my biggest
inconvenience here is that when I
burst out a "Go Bucks!", no one
knows what I'm talking about, let
alone the fact that what they refer to
as football is our soccer.
Talk about a country with prob-
lems! What do you think of when you
think of Israel? Bombs? War? Anger? I
think of home.

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