Hi everyone, sorry I haven't written during the past week! The main reason is that there hasn't been too much new news. I was a little more tired, so I mostly took it easy. The main focus was on ulpan, my content writing and spending time with my friends. My friend Nicole and I have claimed a restaurant as "our place," it is an adorable little cafe with the most amazing greek salads that have huge blocks of feta cheese, and all of the chairs are facing the sidewalk so we sit and eat salads and drink wine and talk about everything that is going on in our lives. It's become a lovely little tradition already! My friend Lisa has invited me to go to Amsterdam and Berlin during our one week break with two of her friends from home (a couple), being in Berlin for New Years Eve, and I have happily accepted! I wanted to do something fun for the break and this sounds like the perfect thing.
Finally yesterday my roommate arrived! Her name is Yohanna and she is an adorable French girl who never stops smiling. She arrived early yesterday morning, and immediately asked what I was doing for Shabbat. I told her that I didn't have any plans, and she insisted that I join her at her uncles that evening... of course I wanted to go! Her cousin picked us up, and it turns out I had met her the week before at a panel as she works for one of the employers that some people on Masa intern with... small world! Her aunt and uncle live in an adorable little flat in a nice neighborbood, and for a family of people who spoke primarily French and Hebrew, they welcomed me with open arms. I will admit it was a bit unsettling to finally get the hang of Hebrew and then all of a sudden be in a room of beautiful people yelling at each other in French, but I still had a great time and was so happy that she invited me.
After a lovely and gigantic meal, we went back to our apartment (or our flat as she calls it, and I may start doing that too!) and got ready to meet up with everyone and go out. Unfortunately for me people in Israel don't like to go out until SO LATE and we literally left FOR the bar at 12:15am and I was ready to be in bed at like, 10pm. But alas, it was Yohannas first night so I went anyway and we had a really nice time.
Sorry I don't have more news, I just wanted to check in before we go to the Negev tomorrow for three days of hiking and sleeping in the desert...yay! I'm pretty sure I'll get to ride a camel again, #score. We get back Tuesday night, and on Wednesday I will begin my internship. Woohoo! I will be out of touch for the next few days, but will definitely post about the Negev and my internship once those things begin.
xo
Jordyn
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