Stuck in the Middle

A blog about living in the middle--shifting between two cultures, becoming "middle-aged", changing careers. All of this has prompted the search for physical rejuvenation (triathlon!), professional rebirth (education consultant) and personal redefinition (mom, wife or just me).

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Tossing the Coin: School vs. Fun?

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Last week I happened upon an article about excessive demands and burnout . Although primarily focused on the workplace, I wondered if this...
Thursday, May 29, 2014

Sidelined

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Clunk. There's a sharp thud. The chassis of the car has smacked hard against the raised concrete speed bump on the road. It occurs to ...
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Sunday, June 17, 2012

Electronic Traces

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Two weeks ago I received an email from my father. That wouldn't have been odd a few months back. But since my dad passed on two month...
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Sunday, March 4, 2012

Youth is fleeting...or rather, fleeing?

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Youth is fleeting. Who said that? (Longfellow, de Montaigne, Ecclesiastes??)  And I wonder how old they were when they wrote it. Probably...
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Thursday, January 5, 2012

History: Vacuum-packed

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My husband is a neat freak. Actually, that doesn't even begin to describe it. His need for order seems to surpass that for human con...
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Triathlon Eilat 2011 or "Gone with the Wind"

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Being both a competitor and a mother isn't easy. The days prior to the annual competition in Eilat were filled with making sure tha...
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

K

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That’s not a typo. The title for this blog really is “K”. “K” stands for just how many shortcuts we take in 2011. “K” is what I received on...
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Caroline Goldberg Igra
Born and bred American transplanted to Israel--22 years and ticking. Former art history assistant professor, present day English educator and continually aspiring writer. Constantly redefining both my professional activities as well as my personal identity. Busy mother of three teenagers (ugh!), wife to a native Israeli, master of one devoted English Cocker Spaniel and amateur triathlete!
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