Friday, September 4, 2009

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"A whole year is coming to an end for me in Israel. One year, I had originally anticipated with excitement and my expectations then surpassed it has. If you look back, then one realizes how much is still happening. I leave taken in Jordan, have experienced Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, had wandered through deserts, was swimming in the Mediterranean, have followed many footsteps of Jesus as a pilgrim and and and. Certainly there were ups and downs, with good and bad days, but in the end, forget everything. I have learned the location Tabgha with all its inhabitants, especially the Benedictines, love. Tabgha is a place that exudes a certain force that has something B Eruh and gives you the feeling to be close to the gospel it. Up close the faith! You live here a calm and balanced life. A life in the monastery, which was different than life in Germany and for me, and I will certainly miss. I have a new country can sniff and its various cultures and landscapes and have met new friends. I have a whole year with the different seasons experience which revealed very different images and impressions allowed. Yes, I can honestly say that I have made this country despite the many problems in my heart. "The man grows with his duties." That is a well-known maxim. I am not the only country in the heart to Germany, no, I'm grown, grown on a task. For me as a person, it was after school, certainly an important year. A year that I do not want to miss and I can only put each to the heart. Now I go to meet many new duties, but the "old" Tabgha I will not soon vergessen.Am end I just want to again say thank you. Thank the Location Tabgha and the Benedictines, who welcomed me so warmly and I will never forget. Thank you to the "Tabgha Family", the Filipino nurses, thanks to which we have felt really at home. Thank the German Association of the Holy Land, gives us young men the opportunity to expand our horizons. Thanks to all the people I have encountered this year that have shaped me and accompanied on my way ... "

from my newsletter 9.8

Sunday, August 23, 2009

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I write not even time to write


Feels like I have many weeks nothing written on my blog. But when I look back, there are just 12 Days. It just happens a lot in this short time. Much of what I wanted to tell you and I have actually done it but not just in time. It was and is a lot going on in Tabgha . Photos August

first arrived our successors. Anna, Vincent, Thomas and Lukas make a good impression. They ran with great motivation to go to the new tasks. That's what it takes here in Tabgha . For them, it is now an exciting and eventful year and they are exactly at the point where I had stood a year ago. Together we have the Dormition to Jerusalem to visit the Assumption, went on a Sunday after Tiberias and go to the tasks in Tabgha . I call "age" must be incorporated as the "New" and give some advice.
were for this honorable task of actually chosen John and me. But suddenly Martin was the only alone in Tabgha . Yes, I am now the last survivor of my generation. From the same return flight to John, unfortunately, was nothing. He has received message from his university and is now flown on the same home. It was all for a quick and unexpected departure from Tabgha . I can be there a little more time and enjoy my last few days yet. Man noted simply that the new generation Zivis the store here can throw pretty well and I will be able to fly in peace. I hope I've done a good job as a teacher and that it is a good start for the family was now changed, other Tabgha .
As if that were not enough interesting for the blog, is my sister her last comment followed and visited me this weekend in Tabgha to me some of my luggage to take. Quite funny and crazy, but actually I still can not believe really. As you pass just such a weekend - great job. I want to have. In any case, has Located by the pool and tanned in the sun. On the back it is quite beautiful brown / blushing ... Appears in Cologne is not really the sun?

@ Brigitta: No, the donkey is still there ... in this respect has changed in Tabgha pure nothing. The musicians are still the old ones.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

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packing suitcases I


In recent weeks, the staff turned carousel in Tabgha properly. The other Mike, and Karim, now on Thursday, Thomas will be back in their homeland. Characters left Tabgha. Personalities who have influenced and shaped this place. A great time, go with great people so the opposite end. For us who are still here, it is a bit more work, but there again soon gain. On Tuesday and Wednesday travel to our successors. They are then at the point where we have stood a year ago - a year with new faces and a new culture. As much as I can remember these moments.
My problem is it in my remaining time may be now the "new" to introduce Tabgha. Or rather, I am the "old man" has to introduce "new". For me, it sounds funny - I am the old - but this is so I'll get used to it and is very blad then again the time when I'm the "new". A switch between New and "Old", a change between the familiar and the unknown.
But not only the staff carousel is turning, the room was changed last week. So that our successors can go directly to Ziviworld, we have pitched our tents in the attic. I was allowed time to pack my bags and stood in front of some serious decisions. Before departing to Cologne but must be well sorted out even more. The photo shows my current material possessions in Tabgha. Hardly fit in the suitcase and the 20 kilos on the plane.

Monday, August 3, 2009

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You have to sometimes ...

"Everyone knows who think that he always comes back to things that seem simple, even banal, whose apparent banality but only the reverse side of their depth and meaning fullness. "Romano Guardini

on my blog, it sounds almost as if we were to continually has only trips. As for the free weekends a month, which is true. Otherwise, the work here just as well ("only") everyday. And it is a unique blend of living and working together. We are less connected as a family, but more on each other as a mere WG. problems of individual with or among themselves have been quick impact the whole system. ...

should point you to an appropriate review of Nicole. If I had not done better.
http://nicole-in-tabgha.blogspot.com/2009/07/jeder-denkende -wei.html

a nice evening and greetings from Tabgha,
Martin

Sunday, July 26, 2009

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Just missing the cock!


Well that's something. Although I have never been in Bremen, but I can say about me that I have ever seen the Bremen Town Musicians. The thing has a catch. An animal is missing and as you can see the headline, this is not the dog. A cat we had is already the whole time and now the new animal the donkey.
For several days already with us, he sneaks around the house. Eat our weeds away and bring the dogs "sometimes" to bark. We want to keep him and not really so we hope that he finds the way out Tabgha again. Hopefully, but not on the streets, for there he is, show us his wounds, was probably before. Ah yes, what would Tabgha only without animals, without people who simply stay and watch from times past and for a few days. Just like our Stadtmusikant . Let's see how long he stays ...

Friday, July 24, 2009

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order and cleanliness (from Sunday)

Arab groups are great. Open, load an out to dinner, supply themselves without any problems and make good mood. I like that, but on the other hand, there is a different culture and in certain points comes as the German mentality is perpendicular to the Arab. Especially in terms of order and cleanliness, there are some differences. Come to some language problems, then it is quite difficult to deal with such groups. Then some sites regularly to see next to benches, fly like ashtrays or bags of chips on the site. A similar situation indeed look after 19 clock in the Old City of Jerusalem. Since then we have the feeling that the Carnival has made a trip to Israel.
In Jerusalem the next morning everything is clean again, where the garbage is coming I do not know. Must be a great mountain. Environmental awareness is another. Slowly you think but also to the government. Was the Ministry of Environment long an obscure office, according to media reports, a change began. Environmental protection was a luxury you could not afford. Today we see slowly without Dead Sea, no more tourists - no money.
Much has been due to high water consumption and uncontrolled waste disposal has been broken, but I hope that now, slowly learns. Learn that the environment is also important and can not do anything with it.

PS: now I see that a dark, unhealthy cloud of smoke rises from the Jordanian border.
greeting, your environmentalist Martin;)

Saturday, July 18, 2009

January 12 Significance

In Bet She'an

What does one do on such a free weekend where you but the last time is always moved to Jerusalem and has no idea what to do you?
's right, you go to Bet She 'on! This small town (16,000 inhabitants) in the Jordan Valley has a shopping mall, two banks, a border crossing into Jordan, a youth hostel and a excavation site. The last two points made me well devious to this place, everything else is rather not worth seeing, although there are also some stories to tell. Bet She 'is pending but especially for his Excavation . Since the 5th century . BC. here it has been several settlements. The Romans were there, Byzantine and Arab radicals have been found. Self has the Crusaders here devious way. In the Talmud is when there is a paradise, then the receipt by Bet She 'on. The excavation site is really very nice, a lot is well maintained or restored and you get an idea of how things have looked good against a few thousand years ahead.
What one should not forget in any case, the sunglasses. How important it is, I've noticed in the whole light-colored stone. Hat I had in Tabgha leave, but since I could still buy one. Forget the sunglasses, however, was a little painful. Again and again I needed a break and shadows when I tour again after about three hours in the hostel came back, I had to swallow in a dark room and get me rest for the eyes.
Why do I tell you this? When you come to Israel, do not forget your sunglasses, so;)
afternoon I was then placed in the pool. There are probably some American youth groups to visit . You can see here the way, currently more often. American Jews who travel across the country. One of the groups is 5 days, some of the other Days longer, but take it all the way about? These Americans have good sponsors well and not so much time. The other day I heard once that winning the state of Israel by such programs, more people will. Whether large-scale works, I have not yet found out now ...

Ah, just read that FC will again undertake a Portuguese. Maniche - sounds and I'm looking forward to the new season.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

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My last visit ...

is ... straight down. Judith and Stephan were for a few days in Israel and in the end in Tabgha . In the beginning I always thought that if they both come ... oh this will take so long. Now they were there! Just as quickly time passes.
We had some nice days. Were together in Masada and have stayed there in a nice hostel. Have migrated through a wadi, and have put into the Dead Sea. What made me happy but most was that I had with my brother simply made music together again. Quite simple, with only bass and guitar, but with a lot of fun. Thus, one learns abroad precisely what is missing one, and appreciate the other side but also new things.
A few quiet minutes a day of worship on Sunday Dalmanutha not regulated and the same daily routine, the time to actually have free time and still think of a thousand other things - in Tabgha I'm more focused on me than in Cologne. Not always makes everything easier and then you would sometimes get distracted by something more, but still I hope that I have learned this year how can I take in Cologne a little bit of that. When despite Uni stress, despite all the work, although 5,000 people still find time for themselves, I've found for me Tabgha. In this sense I wish
Allen a good start to the summer holidays or even nice summer vacation.

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

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45 degrees

Yes exactly, so warm it was today. Even today I had a little wheeze. Had probably been drinking enough water this morning and then I was working all the harder. Although I am a bit used to the higher temperatures and humidity, the other had, I could then just make all that work for nothing more than to walk to the lake and go surfing with John.
So actually I have never done a surf course (thanks to Mr. Krutmann and Mr. Burbach - Greetings), even the appropriate driver's license in my wallet , but somehow it just did not work out so well here. No sooner had I set sail in his hand and stood on the board, came the next gust of wind or have I lost my balance and I was back in the water. In the end I've done it three yards to go. A result I can build on. Have resolved to take the next few weeks times more likely. Maybe then I'll get ten meters ...
knowledge of the day: What I learned in school once, I can probably no longer in Israel today (surfing);)

PS: So the picture is not from Israel ... if no surprise, as I relaxed there look.

Monday, June 29, 2009

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leave the First

Yesterday it was unfortunately so far. Mike Patrick was the first Tabgha our family back to the USA leave. Almost a year we have worked here in our large group together and spend our leisure time. A year that somehow now seems to be back to short.
of each encounter that I can do in this country, I am happy. There are new experiences and new world views. Yes, you grow with the people you meet. Each impressed one and all to learn from one's own way.
In the coming weeks and months, always leave friends, until I end up being one of the last here, leave the (fortunately not sinking) ship. Certainly everyone is looking forward also to the period after the civil service, but it leaves something has learned what you love and appreciate.
wants so much but now I do not write the goodbye. 'm Finally here two months.

@ Mike: I'm looking forward to see you in Germany or the states. Hope you will visit us . You are always welcome - You only have to DO IT:) Thanks for everything!

Monday, June 22, 2009

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Jerusalem II

Hi,

for the second time I have come to Jerusalem this month. Thanks to new and more precise work schedule on weekends, I was now free again.
After Nicole and I chill out on Friday only on a roof terrace with great views of Jerusalem have, it was Saturday morning really begins. choir concert in the Dormition Abbey . Accompanied by our new Prior Ralph a choir sang various pieces from Austria. Since I am usually not so active classical music listeners, the program and was written in Hebrew, I forget the name now. Nevertheless, it was a great start to the weekend to relax and just the right thing. Add to this that I have learned acoustics of the church just love only. The hour prayers of the monks are great to listen to.
In the afternoon we went to Ramallah . A city that has very different faces, and can show within a few minutes. We're hardly out of the bus, we were in turmoil. On Manarah Square, the center of town, there is a slightly more roundabout. people criss-cross the streets, drive cars as they want and the police have used to get a few opportunities to control the chaos. A place where I could not stay longer voluntarily wanted and so we went first towards the old town. It showed a different picture. Quiet streets, little excitement, old building - so the whole thing had some Italian, romantic character. Few minutes later we found ourselves again but in a park in the style of the 60s. Next to us, Arab women, who watched from a distance their children play and enact on the other side, a couple who was just about the typical scenes of a wedding film . Again a few minutes later we were in the precious quarter. Chic, big houses and a beautiful avenue was to be seen. Later, I then looked more closely at the Clock and behold, two minutes later and a street corner on, we arrived back at our starting point, the large roundabout.
What I went on Sunday, has half of my culture weekend rounded . Took the bus to the clinic Haddassah down and have me there in the synagogue, the famous Chagall window looked . Getting there was a bit complicated, because some security people did not know that there is such a window, but to compensate I have found a very nice volunteers at the windows. The good lady has me strangely addressed to German and behold, she grew up in Cologne. Long time they lived in Bonn before she came to Israel 40 years ago. Was funny to speak in this clinic Ehrenfeld and Cologne. In the end there was even a bonus for me. Had to pay any entrance fee and got an exclusive listen to the German leadership to tape. In the end I was then an hour in the synagogue and had me exactly the windows with their great colors looked . Chagall was a master;)
So that was my weekend, a cultural where I'm at the end landed in Cologne. Rather, in the beautiful Cologne Ehrenfeld. Now I hope that you all still doing well and you enjoy the first really warm days. Enough wrote ...

your greetings to Cologne,

Martin

Thursday, June 11, 2009

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end of March, I wanted you even answer the question why people in Israel will always feel obliged to pay excessively high prices. My answer is late now, because I had to be reminded of my aunt.
In general it so that there is such thing as fixed prices (especially taxi prices) does not exist. Especially in Arab shops in the souk , it seems normal no price tags or other information to give. Since prices are then simply determined by country of origin. Typical Arab levels. Consequently, traded and haggled until both sides somewhat satisfied (or not). For me as a German, an unusual thing, but one used to it over time. The prices that are at the end then jump out of our means actually relatively cheap, but you always pay the feeling more than usual Karim , our new Volo , has tested the whole time with his domestic cousin. He asked in English later on the price and a few minutes is pure and his cousin, the whole business conducted in Arabic. Her you might imagine, who here has paid significantly less.

Otherwise, I was now once again last weekend in Jerusalem. By Mike had I look at the Herodium (grave of Herod ) looked at Bethlehem , and dog run through Jerusalem. Somehow just the normal everyday life, although there is a special city Sun Here in Tabgha is less daily, and defined the day of the term. For one, worked real hard at the job site, on the other hand, we now have again a full program on the meeting. Last week we had such a group with blind children visit. A great experience ... when I have time, I write because tonight for more.
Greetings from sunny Tabgha to all of you, your

Martin

PS: The picture was taken by the way last week. I accidentally hit this group of Indian soldiers in our Marine Shop . After a short conversation wanted a photo of me. I wanted one too ...

Thursday, May 28, 2009

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legacy of Pope ...

was there ... and I have not even mentioned on my blog. Well, is perhaps remember that I had very little to do with the affair. First, it was because that at that time to visit my relatives, on the other hand, I also noticed that I did not need any.
police lines, long waiting times for the faithful and hardly correct information. I had the feeling that the visit was used in a different way from both sides. So Israel took back good news. After the country was struck in December and the Gaza war world only negative that had passed since the better headlines. Because of course, nothing should go wrong - this was the known high safety standards to follow. On the other hand, the Palestinians wanted, of course, a Pope to speak up for them that advocates for the two-state solution. I noticed here are the large posters with the Pope and Abbas. They show how much one wants the Pope on your side, how much one hopes for his help.
much policy was a total in the game. Much Policies that have put a lot of the reasons for the visit in the shadows: the Christians in the Holy Land! For our Originally from Nazareth seller, it was the biggest ever, that the Pope is in their hometown. They rejoiced prepared everything, and then decorated the streets were rumors that on the day before that at the measuring station should be, because the security forces close to a certain point the square. I have unfortunately taken a bit of the joy and yet I'm happy for the Christians in the country, that the Pope has also come to them and prayed with them ...

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

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Groundbreaking

Today was finally over. Has everything in Tabgha anybody was gathered to stand together for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new monastery. Exciting thing, so now it's really going on. The fence will be built at the moment and while I sit at my computer, I hear my air conditioning and drive the excavator at the door ...

Thursday, May 21, 2009

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21

to this blog entry is all about times the number 21 position. In recent days they met me öffters - not in relation to Israel, but in reference to me.

21 years I will in three months. 2x birthday Tabhga . Can I stay here two years. A few days later I will begin my journey home. The time flies by ...

On 05/21/2009 I've been here a few months back is a new joke. When you long with the same people living together, then repeat some things always. How Mike always says like this: "Jokes never get old !" He's right ... - sorry guys that just had to clean;)

21 mosquito bites I have on my right leg. Currently, the in Tabgha really bad, but we've all struggled with it. It's warm - not too hot - and we still live here on the lake. This attracts mosquitoes magically.

more I do not have occurred to the number 21, yet it has given me a reason or something to write on the blog. Have this weekend free and I still so few to work. Last week, my parents and aunt, uncle and brother there. We have made a few outings together in the north of Israel. Haifa, Akko , Safed ... From Acre, a Crusader city on the Mediterranean, I was disappointed to be honest something. I had imagined an idyllic, old city. The space, which is touted in every guide book, was blocked and overgrown with weeds - that says a lot. For this has I then dropped the Jewish town of Safed better. In small artisan shops line the streets to each other. If weather is good, has a nice view of my Galilee. A city that invites you to stay ...