Things That Never Get Old
1. History around every corner
2. Scenery like such:
3. A totally different language to catch up on.
4. Having to grow up and live on my own. I love that I get to do this in a real city and not a college campus because I have to grow up much faster.
5. A beach accessible by bus
6. Only having to take a bus or train to get from one end of the country to the other.
7. Cheap airfares to Europe.
8. My Hilarious and amazing roommates:
...and now my 9th thing thus far. I went to a formal Shabbaton this weekend in the Golan Heights. Though I've been very exposed to the Jewish faith ever since I was little, this was a very different experience. It was a more Orthodox experience, but totally modern at the same time. Thing was, it wasn't just about the services and going to what I would call "church", it was about the family meal and the time you spend together. The sense of community and familiarity I experienced was really cool. Everyone knew the same songs, had the same prayers and the meal and day were all about spending time together. There was such a sense of togetherness even if you weren't family that was super cool. This is what I think makes me such a culturally jewish person.
Things That Will ALWAYS Get Old
1. The drastic difference in skin color on my stomach and legs
2. NO public transportation on Shabbat (sundown Friday-sundown Saturday)
3. The obnoxious humidity
4. People calling me a "bebe", saying i'm nine or any younger age, or using the whole "Oh you're so high school" phrase. I get it, i'm a youngin, but I think i'm a little more mature than most for going to a foreign country my first time away from home.
5. No feasible bacon...or bacon pizza for that matter...and Senior Group for that matter
6. The 8 hour time change for skype dates
7. No netflix, hulu, pandora or anything else that doesn't yet "exist in my country" blahhhhh
Other than that, it's pretty great here.
For all mi amigos heading to school in the following weeks, good luck! Hope you guys have just as great of a first month as I did!
1. History around every corner
2. Scenery like such:
3. A totally different language to catch up on.
4. Having to grow up and live on my own. I love that I get to do this in a real city and not a college campus because I have to grow up much faster.
5. A beach accessible by bus
6. Only having to take a bus or train to get from one end of the country to the other.
7. Cheap airfares to Europe.
8. My Hilarious and amazing roommates:
...and now my 9th thing thus far. I went to a formal Shabbaton this weekend in the Golan Heights. Though I've been very exposed to the Jewish faith ever since I was little, this was a very different experience. It was a more Orthodox experience, but totally modern at the same time. Thing was, it wasn't just about the services and going to what I would call "church", it was about the family meal and the time you spend together. The sense of community and familiarity I experienced was really cool. Everyone knew the same songs, had the same prayers and the meal and day were all about spending time together. There was such a sense of togetherness even if you weren't family that was super cool. This is what I think makes me such a culturally jewish person.
Things That Will ALWAYS Get Old
1. The drastic difference in skin color on my stomach and legs
2. NO public transportation on Shabbat (sundown Friday-sundown Saturday)
3. The obnoxious humidity
4. People calling me a "bebe", saying i'm nine or any younger age, or using the whole "Oh you're so high school" phrase. I get it, i'm a youngin, but I think i'm a little more mature than most for going to a foreign country my first time away from home.
5. No feasible bacon...or bacon pizza for that matter...and Senior Group for that matter
6. The 8 hour time change for skype dates
7. No netflix, hulu, pandora or anything else that doesn't yet "exist in my country" blahhhhh
Other than that, it's pretty great here.
For all mi amigos heading to school in the following weeks, good luck! Hope you guys have just as great of a first month as I did!
Good Sabbath! Wonderful.
ReplyDeleteVery much like when we "old people" were growing up. We spent the morning at church/visiting with people there and then the whole day visiting family, family meals, just being together. Warm memories from every Sunday afternoon/evening = eating/visiting (unless you had good tickets to see the Cardinals play!)
It is what God wants for us....to be in loving relationships with Him and with each other. And loving relationships need time to just "be" and grow. So glad you're getting that time with no busy-ness. Deo gratias.
Love, Mom