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by Jessica de Vreeze (Hopeje past 13 years alias) July 14, 2025 Number of comments0
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Couch potato to Dance Floor: From 4th of July to My Pre-Bastille Day Whirlwind

After a month away, I returned to Miami on July 1st—and went from jet-lagged couch potato on the 4th of July to dancing queen by Bastille Day. Between battling exhaustion, missing my kids, catching up on art, and celebrating French culture, this summer has been a true whirlwind. Here’s how I’m finding my balance (and my rhythm!) all over again.

by Jessica de Vreeze (Hopeje past 13 years alias) July 3, 2025 2
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These Past 7 Days: From Shelters to Skylines, Plenitude and the Invisible Thread of Time By Jessica de Vreeze

happy 4th of July, celebrate and protect Freedom. In just one week, my family and I journeyed from shelters—and the beaches—of Israel to the skylines of Miami, passing through Jordan, Dubai, Paris, and NYC. We left with heavy hearts and returned reinforced and grateful, full of love, and resilience.

I share what it meant to walk across the Jordanian border under missile fire, to look my children in the eyes and tell them the truth—when we were safe, and when we weren’t—but we were bitachon-emmunah_to reflect on the invisible labor of women, and to hold hope for peace in a region that deserves to grow, not just rebuild.

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