But, I've decided a little mental exercise would be good (considering physical exercise isn't happening today). So here's a brief update of the past few days.
- Worried about Adie and Scott but glad he is doing ok and making progress. Hate the fact that I can't be there for my family when stuff happens. Worst part of being abroad by far. Love you guys.
- Tawa (our manager of the Macbesa) told us a story of the sleek under the laundry room. A sleek, is a secret storage place for weapons. See, back before Israel was a state it was under British Mandate, which stated the Jewish settlements couldn't have weapons. Now, that was impossible as it left them totally defenseless. So in those days there were secret hiding spots for emergencies. The one under the laundry room used to be under the communal showers. There was a bathtub on a track that they would pull out over the trap door and have a woman bathe in. The British were so proper they would never intrude on a woman bathing, and thus never discovered the sleek. It's been unused for decades. On Wednesday we all unearthed the trap door and climbed down in (flip flops and all). Yes, I climbed down an 8 foot dark hole with no ladder to see what was inside. It was pretty cool, and we found old oil cans, bullet cases, a part of a 100 year old rifle, and even a dead snake. It was a pretty cool adventure.
- Our Ulpan too a trip to the Golan Heights (an area in Norther Israel) on Thursday. It was beautiful, but our tour guide sucked a bit. We weren't sure if he was hungover from the night before, or actually high on the trip. Total toss up. But lunch was amazing! Our tour guide also brought a ukelele along, and asked everyone to sing along with him. Avi and Nikole thought it would be a great idea for me to join in. I pretended to be asleep, until the entire bus started chanting "Shosh." Avi even got on the bus microphone and lead in the begging. I don't think I've ever blushed that much in my life. I don't even remember what I sang, or if I was on key (doubtful considering my cold). But yeah, awkward. Nevertheless, enjoy the group picture of the Ulpan posted above.
- Thought I had a vitamin stuck in my esophagus, now I'm realizing it is a cold. And reminded myself once again that I could never be a doctor because I think thing like that are more likely than sore throats. Or perhaps I just know how I often develop weird injuries. Like dropping a can of pickles on my elbow. I still don't know how that's physically possible.
- Really want to watch Glee but no internet links are working.
- Realized I've been here 9 weeks. Halfway through. Crazy how fast that went.
- Once again reminded how great my friends are. So great to talk to Jeff, Court and Jessie this week!
- Chris, happy birthday again.
- I make lists way to often.
Okay, it's time for me to get going. Still have homework to do and motivation to find.
Latraot!
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