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Wonderful Rosh Hashana, and new updates on sherut leumi
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I remember that when I left Israel the last time I told myself that I wanted to be back before Rosh Hashana. To my biggest surprise I MADE IT! Hahaha, somehow I managed, with G-d's guidance of course, to finish massage school and get money and make aliyah preparations and everything all in time to be on the Sept. 7 Nefesh B'Nefesh flight. Not to mention that I didn't pay off all my debts before I left, but I am well on my way to accomplishing that anyway. And I also sent all my applications and stuff really late, so my getting to Israel so quickly was a big surprise to me. Honestly, I just thought of a plan that made it possible and then thought that it was very unlikely to really work but I just followed it anyway. And the next thing I knew I was making aliyah in Sept! Baruch Hashem! I love Hashem! I'm so lucky to be here. I really appreciate it day after day. Funny how so many people were telling me how hard it is to live in Israel. I hear Americans complaining about it tons, I don't think people know how to just be happy with what they have and realize the important things in life that aren't materialistic. Yes, I love driving and I love fast cars. Just because I live in Israel doesn't mean I can't have that. I don't know why people think Israel is such a hard place to make money. I see so many entrepreneur opportunities here and I wonder why more people aren't taking advantage of all the growth and opportunity that there is. This is the best place in the world. Kids here can walk down their block and play with their neighbors without adult supervision, and without their parents worrying for their safety. How many cities in Canada, the US and the UK do you know where children can do that? Name one megacity. In Jerusalem it's like that.
Rosh Hashana was spent in Rishon Letziyon with a lot of my Yemenite family. It's really nice being around a lot of family. Mostly I ate at my savta's (gradmother) house with my uncles and cousins. Yesterday I got a ride back to Jerusalem with my cousins that live in the Arab Quarter of the Old City. From there I made my way back to Tzur hadassah and had the apartment all to myself till the other girls got back today.
Finally tonight all three of us put money together and Mimi and Lia went shopping with our rakezet (the person in charge of us) in Beitar Eilit. So poor Lia was like "wow, finally, look how much food we have." The poor kid. They've been here at least a month and only now there's normal food around and a normal table for everyone to eat dinner at. We have a bedroom and a living room/kitchen, so it gets complicated trying to fit everything in and still look nice and have space. So while the girls went grocery shopping I brought in the table that was exiled to the outdoors because it didn't fit into the apartment without looking ridiculous. After moving around some heavy furniture I was actually able to fit the table in in a decent way so the girls approved when they got back. YAY!!! Hahaha!
So now we have a toaster oven that I can cook chicken and stuff, and normal food around. And maybe soon we'll hang our mirror up on the wall and that will be pretty cool. Mimi also brought and map of Israel from home, so we hung it on my dresser and I'm still soooo in love with Israel that I gave it a huge happy hug. :D
I'm planning on going to Itamar for shabbat to my dad's cousin from Toronto. She made aliyah when she was young and now lives with her thank G-d large family in a gorgeous settlement in the Shomron (Samaria) that I'm absolutely in love with.
Anyway, it's really late and I need to get some sleep because I want to be awake for the cute children in gan tomorrow. Not that I know which gan I'm actually going to yet... By Monday I'm supposed to have a final schedule though. I really hope that happens. I like when I get to see all the kids in all the different kindergartens. I'll keep ya posted!
Shabbat shalom.
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