TUESDAY:
Yesterday the alarm went off at 8:30, but we kept on snoozing. I didn't get out of bed/wake up until 11ish. I needed the sleep. Rach had finished up packing, so I began to pack! EEEEEEK! At 12:30ish, our apartment left to go to a musa's for an apartment lunch on the stipend! We had a waitress who wanted to practice her English. None of us were in the mood. i got a really good hamburger and musa fries with a lemonada icee shake. Everything was so so soo good. We were all so full and Rach and I were about to pass out. We walked home and then I napped for about 20 minutes. I was then back to packing! I had pretty much finished packing around 6ish. My bags were easy to pack because I had to leave out things for the next week. Then we had a bonfire with Shai and his other chanichim along with Amir's. We had potatoes and corn and marshmallows. After we walked home, we went straight to cleaning. Well, we had already cleaned a bit earlier that day, but now we were getting more serious. Rach worked on the main room and I worked on the kitchen. Leah finished up packing her stuff. I then showered and we watched most of "Moulin Rouge" before turning it off because we were too tired and then going to sleep. I had some more weird dreams and one of them involved me being on a bus and seeing terrorists lighting up qassam rockets and aiming them towards the bus I was on. One flew right next to my window. Some more hit the ground right in front of the bus. Once I knew that I could have died and that no more rockets were coming, I was thinking about how that just added to my Israel experience. Also, my phone rang and I saw that it was in Hebrew, so I knew it was Boaz, but then it ended up being Katie who changed her name in my phone to Hebrew to trick me. What is going on with me?!
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
MONDAY:
I woke up at 7, but didn’t get out of bed until 7:15ish I was just so cozy!! After getting ready and saying bye (which was so weird!) I walked to the bus stop. I got there and I was supposed to have about 40 minutes in between that bus and the bus from tel aviv to Arad. Because of so much traffic, I didn’t get to the tel aviv CBS about 30 minutes after the bus left. The next bus was about 2 and a half hours later. While I was on my computer, there was a bomb scare, so everyone was standing right where I was sitting. Someone had just left their bag. So many people kept on trying to walk through. It is funny how not many people are really concerned. After about 7 minutes, everything was taken care of, so everyone went back to where they were sitting. I probably could have caught a bus to Be’er Sheva and then to Arad and arrive in Arad way earlier. Oh well.
The bus wasn't until 12:50 and the bus was really empty, so I got my own seat. When I got back to Arad, I was on the phone and then a soldier asked me if I was American. He is from New York and is volunteering in the army for 2 years. Love speaking to American soldiers in the IDF (that's a lie...I just love speaking to ALL soldiers in the IDF!!!) After being in my apartment for a bit and putting a few pics on my flashdrive, I went with Michal to the camera place. I got 5 pictures developed (Boaz and me, Boaz's whole shabbat crew, the syblings, the family, and me with the family). I got 2 frames. Michal also got a frame and a picture developed of her and Guy. Michal's camera broke, so she asked the guy if he could fix it and he took out this cleaner stuff and her camera was fixed!! After paying a shek for each picture and for the frames, Michal and I went to Katie's apartment for bit. We showed everyone our pictures and told them that the guy fixed Michal's camera. Naomi's camera was also broken, so she walked with us back to the center of town and while she tried on pants, Michal and I went back to the apartment to get my camera. Then after helping Naomi, we took our cameras there, but neither Rach's, Naomi's, or my camera got fixed. Michal and I then got ice cream and then went to the mall to go buy some food for our apartment. The lines take forever in Israel, I am looking forward to the quick lines at home.
When we came home and Leah dressed Rach and I up. We went back to Katie's with a cake Leah made. We had stuffed peppers and veggies for dinner. It was so good and so fun. Then we all went to Musa's. It was my first time there. I was tired and not really in the mood to be there. Rach, Michal, and I left after being there for an hour or two. I came home and went to bed. I had weird dreams about going home, but not having to fly and laughing at how Rach has to pack well because she is going on an airplane, but I don't need to pack well because I am just going to be driving. In our house, we were living in Aunt Ronda's old house (but not her real old house.) At one point I pinched myself and I knew I was dreaming and wanted to do something since I was dreaming, but it ended up not working out...Michal told me the next morning that when she came into the room I was mumbling stuff and said "Boaz, I'm cold." hahaha.
I woke up at 7, but didn’t get out of bed until 7:15ish I was just so cozy!! After getting ready and saying bye (which was so weird!) I walked to the bus stop. I got there and I was supposed to have about 40 minutes in between that bus and the bus from tel aviv to Arad. Because of so much traffic, I didn’t get to the tel aviv CBS about 30 minutes after the bus left. The next bus was about 2 and a half hours later. While I was on my computer, there was a bomb scare, so everyone was standing right where I was sitting. Someone had just left their bag. So many people kept on trying to walk through. It is funny how not many people are really concerned. After about 7 minutes, everything was taken care of, so everyone went back to where they were sitting. I probably could have caught a bus to Be’er Sheva and then to Arad and arrive in Arad way earlier. Oh well.
The bus wasn't until 12:50 and the bus was really empty, so I got my own seat. When I got back to Arad, I was on the phone and then a soldier asked me if I was American. He is from New York and is volunteering in the army for 2 years. Love speaking to American soldiers in the IDF (that's a lie...I just love speaking to ALL soldiers in the IDF!!!) After being in my apartment for a bit and putting a few pics on my flashdrive, I went with Michal to the camera place. I got 5 pictures developed (Boaz and me, Boaz's whole shabbat crew, the syblings, the family, and me with the family). I got 2 frames. Michal also got a frame and a picture developed of her and Guy. Michal's camera broke, so she asked the guy if he could fix it and he took out this cleaner stuff and her camera was fixed!! After paying a shek for each picture and for the frames, Michal and I went to Katie's apartment for bit. We showed everyone our pictures and told them that the guy fixed Michal's camera. Naomi's camera was also broken, so she walked with us back to the center of town and while she tried on pants, Michal and I went back to the apartment to get my camera. Then after helping Naomi, we took our cameras there, but neither Rach's, Naomi's, or my camera got fixed. Michal and I then got ice cream and then went to the mall to go buy some food for our apartment. The lines take forever in Israel, I am looking forward to the quick lines at home.
When we came home and Leah dressed Rach and I up. We went back to Katie's with a cake Leah made. We had stuffed peppers and veggies for dinner. It was so good and so fun. Then we all went to Musa's. It was my first time there. I was tired and not really in the mood to be there. Rach, Michal, and I left after being there for an hour or two. I came home and went to bed. I had weird dreams about going home, but not having to fly and laughing at how Rach has to pack well because she is going on an airplane, but I don't need to pack well because I am just going to be driving. In our house, we were living in Aunt Ronda's old house (but not her real old house.) At one point I pinched myself and I knew I was dreaming and wanted to do something since I was dreaming, but it ended up not working out...Michal told me the next morning that when she came into the room I was mumbling stuff and said "Boaz, I'm cold." hahaha.
SUNDAY:
Boaz and I woke up at 5:20ish. He kept on telling me that I can go back to sleep and I can wake up later. It was so tempting, but I decided to go with him. While Boaz was looking for his wallet (which ended up being in the car), I put the gift on the kitchen table. When Boaz’s mom, told me not to forget it, I told her that it was a little gift for them. She thought I was going to be coming back next week. It was hard to say bye to her. I almost cried, but held myself together. Boaz’s dad also thought I was coming one more time. Oy. We couldn’t go through the back entrance, so I ran with Boaz to the front. It is not fun to run in the morning. Luckily, we had some time and it wasn’t so crazy once the bus got there. I kind of wanted to go with him to Be’er Sheva and then go to Tel Aviv, but we both knew it was really stupid. After saying bye, I went to wait for the bus to take me to the Tel Aviv CBS. Once I got there, it was about 7:30ish. I decided to wait until 10 to call Shlomo and ask what time I should take the bus at. I was going to take at 10:30 bus, but he said that an 11 o’clock would be better. Once I finally got on the bus, I slept for a bit and got to Ramat Yishai after 1 and half hours. I used to think that bus ride was long, but now it is really short compared to the buses I take to Jerusalem or Eilat. Once I got there, Shlomo had to go for a bit. He said I looked tired and told me that if I wanted I could take a nap on Moran’s bed. I thought I was going to sleep for a few minutes, but I passed out and Moran woke me up a few hours later. I was so tired! We then hung out and talked before going downstairs to watch some TV before going out to sushi for dinner. At each table there is a screen you can play different games on. It was so funny to watch them all try and guess the answers, or already know the answers from seeing that question before. They sometimes make their own sushi, so they told the waitress that one of the rolls were not rolled too tightly. We then got a free roll! After dinner, we went out for ice cream. After 9 months, one of the few things I know how to do in Hebrew!
After dinner, when we got back, Moran and I were on our computers talking to people. I talked to Noah and Lori for a bit and talked to Nathan and Steph. Might have forgotten that Mom and Dad’s anniversary was on the 21st. Sorry! Is it 26 years or 27? I showed Moran the “Swagger Wagon” youtube video. After trying to sing the words and talking and laughing with Drora (mother-father, blue shits) and giving them a challah cover and them giving me a beautiful chamtza necklace, Moran and I made different videos attempting to sing the lyrics to “Swagger Wagon.” It was hilarious. She is going to edit all the videos we made and then send it to me. After I showered and then we watched some of Mean Girls, before I crashed. Moran finished the movie. At 2ish Boaz called me. I was so confused.
Boaz and I woke up at 5:20ish. He kept on telling me that I can go back to sleep and I can wake up later. It was so tempting, but I decided to go with him. While Boaz was looking for his wallet (which ended up being in the car), I put the gift on the kitchen table. When Boaz’s mom, told me not to forget it, I told her that it was a little gift for them. She thought I was going to be coming back next week. It was hard to say bye to her. I almost cried, but held myself together. Boaz’s dad also thought I was coming one more time. Oy. We couldn’t go through the back entrance, so I ran with Boaz to the front. It is not fun to run in the morning. Luckily, we had some time and it wasn’t so crazy once the bus got there. I kind of wanted to go with him to Be’er Sheva and then go to Tel Aviv, but we both knew it was really stupid. After saying bye, I went to wait for the bus to take me to the Tel Aviv CBS. Once I got there, it was about 7:30ish. I decided to wait until 10 to call Shlomo and ask what time I should take the bus at. I was going to take at 10:30 bus, but he said that an 11 o’clock would be better. Once I finally got on the bus, I slept for a bit and got to Ramat Yishai after 1 and half hours. I used to think that bus ride was long, but now it is really short compared to the buses I take to Jerusalem or Eilat. Once I got there, Shlomo had to go for a bit. He said I looked tired and told me that if I wanted I could take a nap on Moran’s bed. I thought I was going to sleep for a few minutes, but I passed out and Moran woke me up a few hours later. I was so tired! We then hung out and talked before going downstairs to watch some TV before going out to sushi for dinner. At each table there is a screen you can play different games on. It was so funny to watch them all try and guess the answers, or already know the answers from seeing that question before. They sometimes make their own sushi, so they told the waitress that one of the rolls were not rolled too tightly. We then got a free roll! After dinner, we went out for ice cream. After 9 months, one of the few things I know how to do in Hebrew!
After dinner, when we got back, Moran and I were on our computers talking to people. I talked to Noah and Lori for a bit and talked to Nathan and Steph. Might have forgotten that Mom and Dad’s anniversary was on the 21st. Sorry! Is it 26 years or 27? I showed Moran the “Swagger Wagon” youtube video. After trying to sing the words and talking and laughing with Drora (mother-father, blue shits) and giving them a challah cover and them giving me a beautiful chamtza necklace, Moran and I made different videos attempting to sing the lyrics to “Swagger Wagon.” It was hilarious. She is going to edit all the videos we made and then send it to me. After I showered and then we watched some of Mean Girls, before I crashed. Moran finished the movie. At 2ish Boaz called me. I was so confused.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
SATURDAY:
On Saturday, we didn’t wake up until 2ish and then after having a really good lunch (chicken), Boaz and I finished watching the “The Notebook.” I also downloaded skype for him and we made sure that it worked. Then Boaz and I drove to the park right by The Knesset. He brought ice cream and we just made fun of each other and joked around about the army. We both were so cold, so we walked around and then walked by the Knesset. I saw the menorah that was there and remembered that I had been there before! On the teen mission!! I love when that happens. When we got home we hung out with his family and then we took pictures. We figured out how to do self timer, and only after a few tries we figured it out. Really good pictures. Then Boaz and I took a few together and then I took some of their family. After, Boaz and I walked to Omer’s house so his brother could cut Boaz’s hair. Took some action shots. One of their friends stopped by and after taking some pictures together, we said bye. It is so weird saying bye to them. We kept on hugging. Eventually, Boaz and left, because we had to wake up early in the morning. I forgot to mention that he had to be back on base 2 hours early (at 8) because he got in trouble for eating when he wasn’t supposed to. We got to bed before 1.
On Saturday, we didn’t wake up until 2ish and then after having a really good lunch (chicken), Boaz and I finished watching the “The Notebook.” I also downloaded skype for him and we made sure that it worked. Then Boaz and I drove to the park right by The Knesset. He brought ice cream and we just made fun of each other and joked around about the army. We both were so cold, so we walked around and then walked by the Knesset. I saw the menorah that was there and remembered that I had been there before! On the teen mission!! I love when that happens. When we got home we hung out with his family and then we took pictures. We figured out how to do self timer, and only after a few tries we figured it out. Really good pictures. Then Boaz and I took a few together and then I took some of their family. After, Boaz and I walked to Omer’s house so his brother could cut Boaz’s hair. Took some action shots. One of their friends stopped by and after taking some pictures together, we said bye. It is so weird saying bye to them. We kept on hugging. Eventually, Boaz and left, because we had to wake up early in the morning. I forgot to mention that he had to be back on base 2 hours early (at 8) because he got in trouble for eating when he wasn’t supposed to. We got to bed before 1.
FRIDAY:
I got woken up around 8:00ish and we all left Katie’s at around 9. Rach and I walked to Yad LaKashish. We were carrying everything and it was hot. When we got there we dropped our bags and then spent a lot of time (and money) there. The stuff is beautiful. Among other things, I bought Boaz’s family a card to go along with the gift I got them. After we left, we grabbed a bus to the CBS and Rach got Aroma as we waited for Boaz to come. Near us was these 2 people on a date- I think they were both American. The guy was a paratrooper. I found it really interesting to watch. I couldn’t stop looking! Rach kept on looking at the entrance and I kept on getting excited, thinking she saw Boaz coming. She kept on psyching me out! Once I least expected it, he just pops up. After saying bye to Rach, me and him walk to the shuk. He had a blister that popped on his heel, and he could not walk normally. I knew how he felt. At the shuk we went to a restaurant and had some hummus with pita and rice. After getting a huge bag of candy, we took a bus back home.
I had gotten “The Notebook” from Miki, so we watched the beginning of it. He was freaking out when he found out that there were no Hebrew subtitles. Every now and then he would ask what someone said, of course I knew the exact line! Once his mom came home and stuff, we decided to finish the movie later. We both were tired, so then we napped for a few hours. I kept on having to wake him up because he was snoring. I couldn’t just touch him though, I had to shake him, hard, to get him to wake up.
Around 7ish, we left for Shabbat dinner. Once we got there, I heard Yoav yelling my name from the balcony. Hahaha. I joked with Boaz saying, if only you would be that excited to see me! Dinner was really good. Boaz told his family about different things he had to do in the army. It was nice because I understood what he was saying. Not because I can understand everything in Hebrew, but because he told me the same thing earlier that day. Yael (Boaz’s aunt) asked if I had lost weight because I looked thinner. I just told her that I have no idea. After dinner, Yoav kept on jumping on me and playing with me. After eating ice cream and everyone was sitting down together, I told them that I needed to take a picture of all of them. I got a few nice ones. We then tried to get a picture of everyone with me in it (minus Ron (Boaz’s uncle) who would take it), but at that point everyone had gotten up and it was a lost cause. Boaz told me later that night that the picture I got of everyone is probably the first picture with everyone together-they hate taking pictures all together. Complete opposite of my family. We might not like it, but some aggressive adults (i.e. Mom) force us, even if a kid in the picture refuses to smile or is crying in the picture (i.e. Stephanie). It was a commercial when I took the picture. We were watching this comedian. I understood some of her jokes! At one point she was talking about buses and how she sees a bus in the distance and it looks like the 6, or the 8, or the 26. It ends up being bus 817. She then jokes about taking taxis and then about her learning how to drive. After we watch some of money taxi and they are all guessing the answers. I think it was 10 or 10:30 when we left. Boaz and I walked to town and after his friend was the one taking our order, his friend comes and they talk about the army. I heard Boaz tell his friend the same story and his friend told him some stories. His friend is in a unit where he is a fighter, but attached to him is a mini helicopter thing. So cool! After, we took a taxi to Omer’s because Omer had surgery- I am pretty sure he got his appendix out. Anyway, he had people over so we hung out there until 4ish. We decided to go once I shut my eyes and was lying down on a pillow and Boaz was also closing his eyes.
I got woken up around 8:00ish and we all left Katie’s at around 9. Rach and I walked to Yad LaKashish. We were carrying everything and it was hot. When we got there we dropped our bags and then spent a lot of time (and money) there. The stuff is beautiful. Among other things, I bought Boaz’s family a card to go along with the gift I got them. After we left, we grabbed a bus to the CBS and Rach got Aroma as we waited for Boaz to come. Near us was these 2 people on a date- I think they were both American. The guy was a paratrooper. I found it really interesting to watch. I couldn’t stop looking! Rach kept on looking at the entrance and I kept on getting excited, thinking she saw Boaz coming. She kept on psyching me out! Once I least expected it, he just pops up. After saying bye to Rach, me and him walk to the shuk. He had a blister that popped on his heel, and he could not walk normally. I knew how he felt. At the shuk we went to a restaurant and had some hummus with pita and rice. After getting a huge bag of candy, we took a bus back home.
I had gotten “The Notebook” from Miki, so we watched the beginning of it. He was freaking out when he found out that there were no Hebrew subtitles. Every now and then he would ask what someone said, of course I knew the exact line! Once his mom came home and stuff, we decided to finish the movie later. We both were tired, so then we napped for a few hours. I kept on having to wake him up because he was snoring. I couldn’t just touch him though, I had to shake him, hard, to get him to wake up.
Around 7ish, we left for Shabbat dinner. Once we got there, I heard Yoav yelling my name from the balcony. Hahaha. I joked with Boaz saying, if only you would be that excited to see me! Dinner was really good. Boaz told his family about different things he had to do in the army. It was nice because I understood what he was saying. Not because I can understand everything in Hebrew, but because he told me the same thing earlier that day. Yael (Boaz’s aunt) asked if I had lost weight because I looked thinner. I just told her that I have no idea. After dinner, Yoav kept on jumping on me and playing with me. After eating ice cream and everyone was sitting down together, I told them that I needed to take a picture of all of them. I got a few nice ones. We then tried to get a picture of everyone with me in it (minus Ron (Boaz’s uncle) who would take it), but at that point everyone had gotten up and it was a lost cause. Boaz told me later that night that the picture I got of everyone is probably the first picture with everyone together-they hate taking pictures all together. Complete opposite of my family. We might not like it, but some aggressive adults (i.e. Mom) force us, even if a kid in the picture refuses to smile or is crying in the picture (i.e. Stephanie). It was a commercial when I took the picture. We were watching this comedian. I understood some of her jokes! At one point she was talking about buses and how she sees a bus in the distance and it looks like the 6, or the 8, or the 26. It ends up being bus 817. She then jokes about taking taxis and then about her learning how to drive. After we watch some of money taxi and they are all guessing the answers. I think it was 10 or 10:30 when we left. Boaz and I walked to town and after his friend was the one taking our order, his friend comes and they talk about the army. I heard Boaz tell his friend the same story and his friend told him some stories. His friend is in a unit where he is a fighter, but attached to him is a mini helicopter thing. So cool! After, we took a taxi to Omer’s because Omer had surgery- I am pretty sure he got his appendix out. Anyway, he had people over so we hung out there until 4ish. We decided to go once I shut my eyes and was lying down on a pillow and Boaz was also closing his eyes.
THURSDAY:
Today I had to wake up at 6:30 to get on a coach that was supposed to be there at 7. The alarm didn’t go off, but luckily one of Miki’s apartmentmates woke me up. I got ready quickly. We picked the Aussie’s up, except now they live in Ashkolon. The bus was a long drive, but eventually we got to where we met up with the Desert Queens. We were in a parking lot and there was a huge field of huge sunflowers (I first wrote sunflower seeds hahaha). They were so pretty. I think sunflowers are one of my favorite flowers. After breakfast we got into different cars (about 22 or something) that are good for off-road driving. We stopped at this one memorial to look at Gaza. The memorial was for a pilot who died in the plane crash between 2 Israeli planes. He was one of the 71 who died. The memorial consisted of a big wind chime thing. It was beautiful. In Israel, whenever I see memorials, I don’t get creeped out, but I find them to be really nice- and I know that I should be happy there to honor them. It was a clear day out so we could see all of Gaza and the sea behind it. While driving we drove along the border of Gaza and eventually of Egypt. I fell asleep for some of that. It was impossible to sleep when we were off the main road. So bumpy and a little nauseating. Lunch was so so so good. Potluck including many salads and pastas. There was this huge German Sheppard who was such a cutie pooch. He wanted to play fetch and use a rock as a ball. I played with him and his tongue was all sandy from trying to pick up the rocks. Right after lunch, we began the huge stretch of being off road. A car got stuck and a few of us went up on a sand dune while others tried to get the car unstuck from being in the sand. It was so much fun to climb up. So much sand got into my shoe. Later that night, I found out that a lot of sand also got into my sock. One of the three desert queen women in the car along with Rach, Ale, Naomi, and me, drove for most of the time. The passanger and her at one point switched and her driving was so much different. Instead of going slow, she would stop to wait for the car in front of her to get ahead and then she would go really fast. We were jumping all around. I was pretty happy when we finally got to the main road. After a pee stop, Ale wanted to drive, so she did. She was a good driver and I fell asleep.
Our last stop before dinner was at this other memorial. There we danced and then in pairs, I was with Elana, made and decorated our own kites to fly because it was so windy. Elana’s and mine was the best. It was an Israeli flag with different colored squiggles. After flying the kite for a bit, we got back into the car and went to a park where we had dinner and hung around a bonfire to keep us warm after the sun went down. The bus was about an hour late, and I didn’t get back to Beit Ar-El until 11:30ish. I took a bus with Cara back to Katie’s and after showering, I have been blogging. It is now 2:30. Must get to bed!!!
Today I had to wake up at 6:30 to get on a coach that was supposed to be there at 7. The alarm didn’t go off, but luckily one of Miki’s apartmentmates woke me up. I got ready quickly. We picked the Aussie’s up, except now they live in Ashkolon. The bus was a long drive, but eventually we got to where we met up with the Desert Queens. We were in a parking lot and there was a huge field of huge sunflowers (I first wrote sunflower seeds hahaha). They were so pretty. I think sunflowers are one of my favorite flowers. After breakfast we got into different cars (about 22 or something) that are good for off-road driving. We stopped at this one memorial to look at Gaza. The memorial was for a pilot who died in the plane crash between 2 Israeli planes. He was one of the 71 who died. The memorial consisted of a big wind chime thing. It was beautiful. In Israel, whenever I see memorials, I don’t get creeped out, but I find them to be really nice- and I know that I should be happy there to honor them. It was a clear day out so we could see all of Gaza and the sea behind it. While driving we drove along the border of Gaza and eventually of Egypt. I fell asleep for some of that. It was impossible to sleep when we were off the main road. So bumpy and a little nauseating. Lunch was so so so good. Potluck including many salads and pastas. There was this huge German Sheppard who was such a cutie pooch. He wanted to play fetch and use a rock as a ball. I played with him and his tongue was all sandy from trying to pick up the rocks. Right after lunch, we began the huge stretch of being off road. A car got stuck and a few of us went up on a sand dune while others tried to get the car unstuck from being in the sand. It was so much fun to climb up. So much sand got into my shoe. Later that night, I found out that a lot of sand also got into my sock. One of the three desert queen women in the car along with Rach, Ale, Naomi, and me, drove for most of the time. The passanger and her at one point switched and her driving was so much different. Instead of going slow, she would stop to wait for the car in front of her to get ahead and then she would go really fast. We were jumping all around. I was pretty happy when we finally got to the main road. After a pee stop, Ale wanted to drive, so she did. She was a good driver and I fell asleep.
Our last stop before dinner was at this other memorial. There we danced and then in pairs, I was with Elana, made and decorated our own kites to fly because it was so windy. Elana’s and mine was the best. It was an Israeli flag with different colored squiggles. After flying the kite for a bit, we got back into the car and went to a park where we had dinner and hung around a bonfire to keep us warm after the sun went down. The bus was about an hour late, and I didn’t get back to Beit Ar-El until 11:30ish. I took a bus with Cara back to Katie’s and after showering, I have been blogging. It is now 2:30. Must get to bed!!!
WEDNESDAY:
Later this day, we had to stop sleeping for lunch, which was at 1:15. It was pretty descent. After Mincha and hearing Ruth (I got up in front of everyone there to explain to them about Kri and Cativ and how there are examples in Ruth—I was that tired that I wasn’t even nervous!) we went back to bed for some more hours. The next time we woke up was for dinner and Moran, Emma, and Ami came to surprise us! After dinner, we had a group get together where we talked about our year on Shevet. Boaz had us close our eyes and he went through some of the highlights that we had done that year. It is crazy how quickly time has gone by, but how much we have done. I feel like that is how everything always works. After being given our own little Havdallah set on behalf of Boaz and the Shevet staff, and doing Havdallah, we packed up to go. Moran drove some of us back to Beit Ar-El. When I got there I got onto my computer and got to talk with Rachel Weinstein for a bit and then Steph. Haven’t spoken to either of them in such a long time. Rach told me bad news about her friend who damaged his skull and then died of internal bleeding. It is crazy how instantly anyone can pass away. Katie came later on and told me that she found out that Moran’s cousin had died in a car accident. I still am not sure which cousin, but nonetheless, I don’t even know what to say. I still have no idea how to react in such situations. How can I continue talking to Stephanie, just pretending I didn’t just hear horrific news? I also talked to mom and dad for a bit. I then blogged and hung out with Miki before going to bed around 2ish.
Later this day, we had to stop sleeping for lunch, which was at 1:15. It was pretty descent. After Mincha and hearing Ruth (I got up in front of everyone there to explain to them about Kri and Cativ and how there are examples in Ruth—I was that tired that I wasn’t even nervous!) we went back to bed for some more hours. The next time we woke up was for dinner and Moran, Emma, and Ami came to surprise us! After dinner, we had a group get together where we talked about our year on Shevet. Boaz had us close our eyes and he went through some of the highlights that we had done that year. It is crazy how quickly time has gone by, but how much we have done. I feel like that is how everything always works. After being given our own little Havdallah set on behalf of Boaz and the Shevet staff, and doing Havdallah, we packed up to go. Moran drove some of us back to Beit Ar-El. When I got there I got onto my computer and got to talk with Rachel Weinstein for a bit and then Steph. Haven’t spoken to either of them in such a long time. Rach told me bad news about her friend who damaged his skull and then died of internal bleeding. It is crazy how instantly anyone can pass away. Katie came later on and told me that she found out that Moran’s cousin had died in a car accident. I still am not sure which cousin, but nonetheless, I don’t even know what to say. I still have no idea how to react in such situations. How can I continue talking to Stephanie, just pretending I didn’t just hear horrific news? I also talked to mom and dad for a bit. I then blogged and hung out with Miki before going to bed around 2ish.
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