So?

I actually have another question, but it'll have to be another thread because three's the limit.

Iy"h this coming June 30. Family trip.
Most recent trip was 2005 CE, me and one daughter*, for an Emunah Mission.


*ETA: one daughter and I?

Last time I was there was when I was 7 years old... 13 years ago.
I'll IY"H be going on a brithright trip this summer, so we'll see how that works out.
I was there 3 times when I was a kid, and haven't been back since, but I think about Israel all the time...

This was my other question (actually, two questions, now that I think about it), so let me start that other thread posthaste.

almost 10 years ago, vacation, don't know when i'll be visiting again

I was there 10 months ago on vacation, visiting friends. I hope to go in the next 2-6 months again, for another vacation (I try to go every year.)

The first time I went to Israel was at age 13 with my family when we accompanied my father on business - he was a guest lecturer at the Technion University in Haifa for a week or so. After that I visited 7 times on my own, until I moved there/made aliyah at age 29, and lived there for 4 1/2 years. Since returning to the States 6 years ago, I have visited Israel 4 more times.

My wife will likely get a paid trip to Israel next July, paid for by her workplace. I will join her then.

I have visited Israel 5 times. The last time, November, 2004, I was present for a friend's wedding. The other four times were in the 1980's. I have never gone there just as a tourist, but for specific purposes--kibbutz ulpan, Ohr Somayach, Volunteers for Israel, etc.

Naturally, you left out "for shidduch reasons".

first time was when I was 6 for my sister's wedding, we stayed for the summer. Next time was when I was 10 (I think) for my grandmother's first yahrtzeit. Next time was for my bat mitzvah, then 6 months later for a nephew's bris, and then for seminary. Haven't gone home since (well, to live).

I've been to Israel a gazillion times a gazillion time ago but not recently. (Translation: 8 times including living there, but I haven't been there in exactly 11 years.)
I don't have any immediate or even long term plans of going there, but I suppose that whenever I'm in Europe the next time (which might be within the next year or two) I'll get incredibly homesick and go to Israel for a few days, only to spend my entire time there complaining...

A true Israeli.