Last Class Post

Ah, it is the end of the year.  We have gotten to the ultra modern post 9/11 world, and maybe the most interesting part of class. There are a lot of people in this school that have experienced extreme prejudice.  I have only had one of these experiences; when I went to Israel the Tel Aviv airport is considered the safest in the world, but I tend to think it is just the biggest pain in the butt. And they are really suspicious of Americans.  They pull you over, and ask all these questions and if you can speak Hebrew it is usually fine, and I can but I was really nervous because I think security makes a lot of people nervous, so I couldn't do it (which probably means I need to speak it more) so they went through all my bags and asked me a bunch of security questions and I probably looked terrified but I didn't have anything with me so they let me go.  It scared me half to death, and this was just once.  Some people of certain descent in the US go through this every time they fly.  I am not sure how I would handle that.  It is so sad and I would feel so unsafe all the time.  I hope it gets better eventually, and I try to help, but there is only so much I can do.