End of Tzom Gedaliah

After an extremely relaxed afternoon of watching TV shows while fasting, I responded to a serious craving for Fasulias by going to the store with my friend Faye just before the fast ended.  We successfully purchased Fasulia ingredients, among other things, and made it back to our apartments about five minutes after the fast had ended.  As usual I broke my fast with a large swig of water, and moved on to a delicious bite of a crunchy apple which I had this morning purchased on my first visit to the store.  I then made myself a little bit of a salad, with some lovely deep red tomatoes, and enjoyed that while Faye ate warm, soggy cereal... I felt badly for her, but she made it work. 

At 7:30 we went to the room down the pathway from our apartment building called Kitah 16, where our entire group of thirteen was scheduled to have a class with one of our Rabbis (Rabbi Menaged) and have a short Ulpan class afterward.  The class was great... We discussed Viduy in regards to Yom Kippur, and I enjoyed mostly just listening to the guided discussion. When it was time for Ulpan I was totally prepared to learn some great, new, useful Hebrew.  But alas, tonight was not the night.  We learned Question Words. A.k.a. how to say 'who,' 'what,' 'when,' 'where,' 'why,' etc... Which I most definitely already know.  But, I had a good time just hanging out with my friends, and we played a fun game together using our newly-learned vocabulary. 

Post-classes was when I decided to embark on a Fasulia journey. Using my friend's super deep frying pan and a two-burner hot plate, I created not-as-good-as-usual Fasulias.  The green beans were ridiculously long, and the cooking conditions were, to say the least, not ideal.  But I still made them happen, even if they don't taste super amazing.  And here is a picture to prove it:

Aside from the Fasulias, my night was pretty quiet.  I spoke to a couple people in Seattle on the phone, which was nice, and I'm now calling it a night.  Tomorrow: Yitzchak Rabin Museum, shopping mall, and Paragliding!!!

Lila tov to ye who are in Israel, and Buenas Tardes to those who are in America.