Beckie Loewenstein

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Here is a brief guide of how to travel from Tel Aviv, Israel, to Amman, Jordan via the Alenby or King Hussein Bridge over the Jordan River.  My round trip in June 2016 cost $345 , including the visa, transport, and border taxes for an American passport holder. Apply for a visa at the Embassy of Jordan on the 10th floor of the building at 14 Abba Hillel Street in Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv.  Bring your passport, a passport photo, and 360 shekels for a single entry visa.  Return the same or next day to pick up the passport at the given appointment time.  (I could pick my passport up the next day.  A friend patiently waited and received hers on the same day.) After picking up the passport with the visa, cross 14 Abba Hillel Street.  Take bus 42 for 5.90 shekels to the Tel Aviv 2000 Terminal.  Take bus 480 to Jerusalem Central Bus Station for 16 shekels with the Rav Card. From the Jerusalem Central Bus Station, take the tram to Damascus Gate.  Find the yellow, white, and green service v

Life on Bialik Street reflects a modern, secular Israeli community in central Tel Aviv.   The Bauhaus architecture, trees, and parrots give me the feeling of swinging on a vine in an urban jungle.   I explore the neighborhood while staying at a sublet apartment on Bialik Street for the month of May. Firstly, the street emerges from the circular fountain at Bialik Square like a bicycle spoke.   I suppose it’s a communal, pedestrian-friendly feature of urban planning in the 1930s.   The Bauhaus buildings have rounded balconies, large windows, and tall ceilings.   Plastic blinds block the sun during the heat of the day.   Palm trees grow as high as the buildings.   I speed-walk down the smooth sidewalks to gather my impressions of the street.   Rounding the bend at Allenby Street, I window-shop a bit to find the Israeli youth must-haves --- hipster skateboards and Australian Blundstone boots.   Closed red velvet curtains at Bialik Café indicate when m

Local Israeli cuisine invites all traveling foodies to Tel Aviv, Israel. Bring a strong appetite for a full day of meals and drinks at the Carmel Market, or HaCarmel Shuk, King George Street, and Rothschild Boulevard. Follow the local hipsters to the most delicious and healthy food at the most informal hangout spots. Most importantly, Israeli cuisine revolves around chickpeas and sesame seeds so seek out the hummus and tahini. Loosen the belt and begin. Israelis begin the day with coffee so go caffeinate at a local café. Generally, Israeli coffee enthusiasts loyally drink coffee at the their kiosks and cafes with bookshops. Walk down the row of ancient banyan trees from the kiosk of Café Habima at 31 Ben Tsiyon Boulevard to the kiosk at 82 Rothschild Boulevard at the intersection of Maze Street. Rain or shine, friends, family, and dog owners all meet here for espresso, cappuccinos, and lattes. Café Habima serves pitchers of water with mint and lemon slices. The Hebrew name for cappu

Living in the bourgeois-bohemian neighborhood of Cihangir on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey, for four years, left me a lasting impression of the place and its people. Most importantly, I observed how Turkish culture values hospitality, service, and close family life. Both Turkish waiters at restaurants and hosts at homes go all out with tea and coffee to make guests feel welcome. Secondly, Turkish consumers expect fast, inexpensive service. They rely on smartphone apps such as Yemeksepeti to order food from restaurants and KapGel to order coffee from Starbucks. Thirdly, Turkish families often seek to maintain close-knit relationships at the expense individual privacy or independence. Single, adult men and women continue to live with their families before marriage without carrying any stigma. Turkish grandparents try to take an active role in their grandchildren’s daily life. Comparing and contrasting gave me great insight into my American cultural background. I learned that th

Purple eggplant and Tinder in Hebrew graffiti give clues to the local lifestyles of Tel Aviv, Israel. Follow the chic hipsters to pinpoint the fun hang out spots. Roam the shady boulevards, beaches, and promenades with the outdoorsy. Twisted roots spiral Banyan tree trunks, tropical flowers burst tangerine and fuchsia petals. Territorial drivers battle for limited parking spaces. Stay alert, you might find one. After wandering around for awhile, the city looks like white boxes of Bauhaus architecture, smells like thick pollen, tastes like tahini hummus, sounds like the whirr of electric bikes, and feels like toes in the sand of the Mediterranean Sea. Welcome to the urban jungle of Tel Aviv. Most importantly, hunt for food. Israeli cuisine takes chickpeas and sesame seeds seriously. Prioritize on chowing down on hummus and tahini. First choice, Hummus HaCarmel at the Shuk HaCarmel 11 proves the yummiest place on a budget. Just behind the eggplant stands, a grand entran

I recently moved from Turkey to Israel to start teaching private English lessons in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. So why did I move to Israel? Well, three things happened in interesting timing: (1) my photojournalist boyfriend could no longer enter Turkey, most likely due to the crackdown on press freedom, (2) my residency permit was about to expire and I’d lost all motivation to pursue the renewal process, and (3) while debating the merits of Amsterdam and Taipei, a good friend invited me to watch his dog for a month in Tel Aviv. Quite simply, I moved to Israel for the love of an adorable mutt: Oscar the dog! Oscar had won my heart months earlier when he flopped onto the floor for a belly rub. I instantly melted like butter on a sweet potato. This dog evokes great emotional intelligence, calm submission, and an immense sense of well-being. When he rests his head on my knee, I feel his empathy for an emotion I was previously unaware of feeling. He sends me good

Tuna - This Too Shall Pass טונה - גם זה יעבור // Tuna - Gam Ze Ya'avor   they found time to break your heart, eh? מצאו תקופה לשבור לך ת'לב, אה? and the world turns around as if nothing, eh? והעולם כאילו כלום, מסתובב, אה? what can I tell you? let's see מה אני אגיד לך? בוא נראה... no, I don't have any cliches to throw in any case לא, אין לי קלישאות לזרוק בכל מקרה if it hurts, then it hurts אם זה אז כואב, אז זה כואב I'm here, if you'd like to drink, to pour your heart out אני פה, אם תרצה ככה, לשתות, לשפוך ת׳לב it's hard to see you fade קשה לראות רואה אותך דועך and listen maybe it's too soon to get dirty וגם שמע אולי מוקדם להתלכלך maybe you'll get back together, maybe a wedding הרי אולי עוד תחזרו, אולי תהיה עוד חתונה... actually fuck it, that bitch בעצם פאק איט, בת זונה come on, they should know it hurts

שיעורי אנגלית ממורה אמריקאית מקצועית Take English lessons with Miss Beckie, a University of Cambridge CELTA-certified American teacher with 9+ years of international teaching experience, in person 1-1 or small groups in Tel Aviv, Haifa, or Jerusalem, Israel. Advance skills:    Listening Speaking Conversation Reading Grammar Vocabulary Writing Spelling Essay Writing Creative Writing Scientific Writing Legal Writing Academic Thesis Writing Prepare for exams: Bagrut Exams (all levels and sections) Literature Exam Psychometric Entrance Exam AP IB SAT GRE GMAT LSAT IELTS See you soon! Happy go lucky 2016!

I teach private English lessons to children and adults using the inquiry method of instruction and free flow creativity. I never spoon-feed or lecture. Instead I cultivate critical thinking, inner curiosity, imagination, and creativity. These are highly valuable skills not always found in schools. At our final class together after more than seven months of weekly 90 minute lessons at her home in Istanbul, Ada shows her self-confidence in writing English and guiding the lesson plan. Here she resolutely owns the learning process as she tightly grips her pink marker at the whiteboard. Today she decides she will learn how to spell English words that contain the double letters of "oo" and "ee." She carefully listens to me pronounce new words, and reflects as she spells them out. I feel so proud when the student guides the discovery learning process. Thank you so much Ada for including me in your imagination and fulfilling me as a teacher.