updates and more updates...

Things are okay here. I still love Israel. The station in Tel Aviv is very different from when I worked in Jerusalem. I will be taking more courses most likely while I am here where I will learn how to start an IV line, and be able to teach courses for overseas volunteers in the future. It is all so interesting, and each day I learn more and more. Gary, I hope you had a good birthday. Miss and love everyone lots!

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Internet finally works!

Just letting everyone know that the internet officially works here in my apartment, so I will be on more often again. Miss you all!

All moved in...

So I moved in to my apartment. It is a gorgeous place. I live with 3 other girls from my program. I had a great purim, and spent Saturday at the beach. It has been over 100 degrees here the past few days. Israel is amazing. You all should come visit me!

All is well...

So, orientation month is just about over. Thursday afternoon I officially move into my apartment in Tel Aviv, which is where I will live until I come home in August. Purim is Thursday, so we are all excited for that. In Tel Aviv it is celebrated Friday, and in Jerusalem it is celebrated Sunday because of shabbat. I have been learning Hebrew for 3 weeks now, and I am able to understand a lot more now, write well in Hebrew, and even have some basic conversations with friends. It is so amazing to finally learn the language like I have always wanted. I will post a few more pictures tomorrow for everyone to see, and as I take more I will try to create a page where I can post all of my pictures. I miss everyone so much and love you all!

More updates...

So things have calmed down a lot since last Thursday. I am still in Ulpan classes learning hebrew on a daily basis. On Monday, I went to the Jewish Agency to speak to the head of the prisons here in Israel about all different Israel programs offered to non-Israeli Jews. It was a great and interesting experience, and I will be doing something similar again in April. I went to the doctor yesterday and I seem to have a viral cold, which is actually good considering my friends like all have bronchitis, so I caught on and got to the doctor before it got worse. Other than that things are going really well. I got accepted to a 3rd program that begins this weekend, which is a leadership program. The topic I will focus on for that program is actually educating people more on sex education and health education in general here in Israel. I will tell you more about it after the first weekend program this weekend. Everything is so interesting and I learn so much each day. I miss and love everyone a lot!

Important News!

Hello everyone! I am updating today because of the recent events in Israel. The past week had been hectic in some areas of Israel, but I was completely safe. Today, I was on a trip with my group in Jerusalem. We toured orthodox neighborhoods and went to the market place to do a scavenger hunt of foods, and get some good dinner. After that I went to Ben Yehuda Street, which is a popular place that International people tend to congregate at. I was with 2 friends from my program, and then went to meet up with people from the ambulance program as well. After dinner, we called to see when we were meeting with the rest of the people that was supposed to come, we were told to get away from the area because there had been a shooting not far from where we were. A few minutes later we were informed from our program to not be in the center of Jerusalem. Seeing as we were there, we called to see what to do, and our instructor told us to get indoors to a safe place. So, we went to a friends house, and made decisions on what to do next. I continued to get updates from the ambulance about the event, and finally we decided to get a taxi back to where we were staying. Yes, people did die from this attack and many were injured, however I want you all to know I am completely safe. It was a bit scary, and it all became more realistic, but I was glad to be with my friends during the event, and I am definitely safe. I promise to update if any more news is given to me. I love you all and miss you!

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A few pics...

here are a few pictures...

The Negev

So this weekend was absolutely amazing! We got on the rode before Shabbat for the Negev(which is the desert). It was so beautiful and warm out, and we had a great day. Then we went on some hikes there over the weekend, and even visited Bedouin Villages, and got to see the way they live. The entire weekend was just so relaxing, and enjoyable. I got a lot of sun, and I promise there will be pictures posted this week. Tomorrow we start our Ulpan program so I will finally get to learn conversational Hebrew. Looking forward for whats to come.

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