Wow it has been a while since I’ve written on here. I am SO busy with school and new friends and everything!
School days are pretty much unbearable. Well, they aren’t as horrible as PVPHS, but they are pretty terrible. This is the typical school schedule. Wake up at 7:30, go to breakfast, Hebrew class for 2 hours, Jewish History for 3 hours, lunch, and then general studies until 7 pm. It is a long day. I love my morning classes, but by the afternoon I am so tired I can’t even pay attention. It’s okay though, because a lot of the time we aren’t even in school-we are out on tiyulim!
Last week we went to Tel Gezer, which was the place of where many biblical civilizations developed. It was so fun and interesting, especially because we had just read the chapter in The Source that almost directly correlates to the ways and stories of the ancient people.
After that we had a full week of a regular class schedule, which is the only time we have class for entire week for the rest of the semester.
On Thursday night we went to a mall. I was very good-all I bought was folders and I didn’t let any creepy middle eastern men brain wash me into buying their overpriced, unnecessary items. That night was so cool because I saw a few friends from home! Then are on TRY (a similar program to mine) and it was so good to see them.
Then it was SHABBAT!!!! Shabbat is like a breath of fresh air. I absolutely love it here in Israel. on Friday morning for a Tzedakkah project we went to preschools and planted flowers with them in honor of Tu Bishvat. They were the CUTEST KIDS I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. If you don’t believe me, look at my pictures on facebook and you will. I want to go back there soooo bad, I fell in love with the kids!
When we got back, we learned something terrible. Our friend Ben’s father had suddenly passed away that morning, and he had to go back home. Our entire kehillah dedicated our Shabbat to him and his family. We think about him and pray for him all the time, and we try to keep in contact with him. I cannot even imagine what he is going through right now. The amazing thing is, he wants to come back to the program. We home he does, but when the time is right. Ben, if you are reading this right now, we love you and you and your family are in all of our hearts and minds!
The rest of my Shabbat was uneventful. I had a lot of fun with new friends and caught up on sleep!
Tonight we had our TU BISHVAT SEDER!!! Tu Bishvat is a great holiday. It celebrates the trees and plants of the Land of Israel. but even better, they had TONS of dried fuit and nuts-basically the best foods in the world.
