I'm in India, Pune, my home away from home for the holidays. I got my wisdom teeth out, I went to the doctor, cheap medical care is where it's at. But everyday I go online and read about the riots in Egypt, the shootings in Hebron, the building tension, and part of me wants to be there. I wish I could be that passionate about something, I want to watch history in the making, not from afar but up close and very personal. My mom says if things start going south with Israel/Palestine then I'm not going back but I wouldn't want to stay put, I would want to be part of something meaningful. I'm not necessarily a joiner, I'm not an activist but I want to be a witness.

I think if I had the balls for it I would be a war journalist, unfortunately I'd probably die on day one so I've never seriously considered pursuing that path. Then again if I had the money I'd also go to culinary school to get a pastry chef degree...it's not exactly like I know what I want to do with the rest of my life.

The passion, the uprising sweeping parts of the Middle East has created concern over a domino effect. In Egypt if Mubarak falls the Muslim Brotherhood basically stands next in line for the throne. What would that do to the region? The world? Do you think the people in the streets are thinking of that or are they just so overcome with a desire for freedom that they are ready to walk straight into a tighter prison?

I wonder if this is a true revolutionary beginning or just a ripple of dissent...