Day 146: A Package, a Sad Goodbye, some Freaky Thoughts!

24/1/10

Holy crap! We got our schedule for this week, and this Wednesday, we're having our orientation for the Bat Yam semester. THAT'S RIDICULOUS!!!!!! Arad went on and on for years, and Jerusalem is already on its way out! How did this happen????? I suppose I should be happy since I'm struggling with so much, but in a lot of ways, no matter how much I may bitch about hard times, being here, on an abroad gap year, is amazing, and a part of me can't believe its more than half way over. Leaving Year Course is going to be so surreal that I'm a little scared of going home. I've heard from past Year Coursers that you don't realize how much you change on Year Course until you go home and see that you don't fit into your old world in any way shape or form...THAT'S F'ING SCARY! Hopefully, though, my little trip home in two months will help me get an idea of what the summer's going to be like, especially since I will have gone through Kuma the week before hand. AAAAHHH!

Today was made especially fun by the arrival of Julie's package! I am now the happy owner of two cans of Ugly Mug hot cocoa, two bags of tortillas, two bags of black beans, two boxes of Kraft Mac and Cheese, and fantastic photos of the people I love and miss. I can't decide which item makes me happiest! The photos now postered next to my bed make my heart smile, but the fabulous burrito I had for dinner tonight makes my tummy smile, and they are always competing with each other... I feel very lucky to have such amazing photos though. I love that I can glance over and see memories with the most incredible people I know! I may not make friends easily, but the close ones are with me forever. I LOVE YOU: MISCHE, KEVIN, MELISSA, JUDY, MAX, GUILIANA, AND MIREILLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I also think it's fabulous that so many of these memories revolve around high school; that I remember high school with endless love instead of the hatred felt by so many people here. Zoo = LOVE! <3

Sadly, today I also had to say goodbye to a new friend. My roommates best friend has been visiting these past couple weeks, and as she goes to Oberlin and is a theatre techie, we hit it off great. It feels nice to know that I'll know someone at school next year though! Safe trip home, Carolyn!

This morning, my friend/roommate Rebecca started working at Yad Lakashish with me! It's a lot of fun, and I think it'll be great for her since she was having issues at her old volunteering. It's so much fun to work with her! Yay Gabo!

All in all, a very good day. I LOVE loving the week more than the weekends. I think it reaffirms my love of doing things, and screams at me that I need to get my sleepy as* out of bed on Shabbat, even if it's just for a walk down the street.

All my love,
Rachel