My eldest son's girlfriend, Hila, celebrated her 23rd birthday at the end of
June. My son, Nadav, sent me a favourite photo of the two of them together,
and asked me to make Hila a birthday card based on it.
Hila and Nadav spent some time travelling in the Far East earlier this year.
They visited Hội An, a city in Vietnam known for its well-preserved
ancient town, and also for its workshops and tailors where you can have
custom-made clothes made. Hila and Nadav decided to do a cooking workshop
together and, on their second day in the city, they joined the workshop of a
woman named Hon, along with two more Israeli families and a Dutch couple. Hon
is apparently well known among Israelis!
They started the workshop with a tour of the local market. Hon explained to
them about local fruits and vegetables, many of which they didn't recognise
and are not available in Israel. Then, in the workshop they prepared, among
other things, spring rolls wrapped in thin rice wrappers and filled with a
variety of fresh vegetables, and egg rolls with a cooked filling and wrapped
in a fried, crispy wrapper. This is what they are holding in the photo Nadav
shared with me.
I have shown Hila and Nadav wearing the black aprons they were supplied with
at the cooking workshop. They are proudly holding the results of their hard
work! I added a big number 23 to mark Hila's age. The Hebrew greeting says
"Happy Birthday Hila ❤".
They both look happy enough with the card!
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