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Hands On, Minds Open: An Adventure in Ethiopian Cuisine

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                                                                                                                                               6/27/16 Havash, an Ethiopian restaurant in central Jerusalem, is easy to miss, as it is a small establishment nestled underground on a nar...

Teaching English to Efrat, Day One

My name is Justine Frankel, and I'm here at the ENP with JInternships. I come from Montreal, Canada and I'm 22 years old. I study child studies and education in University. When I first arrived at ENP I knew I wanted to teach English, but never did I think I'd be teaching it to someone older than I was! Her name is Efrat and she's been in Israel for 31 years. She came with her sister after her parents passed away in Ethiopia, and she studied in phys ed. and sciences to be a sports instructor. She loves her job and family very much. What a cultural difference! As I am a Canadian with only one sibling, in her 20 years of marriage, she has 7 kids! WOW! She was so sweet and kind to work with, and for the next couple weeks I'm going to share my experiences with you. Today we got the chance to meet for the first time. I was extremely nervous because I don't speak a word of Hebrew. Knowing Sherutzim and Sababa really doesn't count for much when you're tea...