Hula Hooping And Cute Israeli Children

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As a break from studying this afternoon, I took my hula hoop outside (it being quite a warm day for winter), and decided to play in the front yard of the building, it having a flatter surface and more grass than the back yard. That way I could use the full-sized hoop, rather than the reduced size that I use in the apartment (it comes apart in pieces, and can be put together with either the full 6 pieces or only 5 of them, the latter of which is a bit harder, makes you work harder to keep it going, and fits better in the apartment). There I was, playing with the hoop and working a bit on some tricks, on and off, when practically a whole troop of 3-5 year olds and their mothers come by, and start watching me. So after I did some tricks for them and tried to talk about what I was doing in Hebrew, I offered one of the moms a chance to try it, and then the kids all wanted to play as well. So I spent some time watching a whole series of little kids with my toy- I wish I'd brought my camera down, they were really adorable, especially when one of them asked me to have a turn, and once it got established that we were taking turns now, they all spontaneously lined up to wait their turns- they made a very nice, neat, and respectful line too. So now- if I want to hoop outside without interruption, I know that that's not the place. But for vaguely meeting the neighbors and seeing nice kids- it was great.

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[margavriel.livejournal.com]

I love interactions like that with Israeli kids! Were they Sefardim?