I cannot believe that tomorrow is already Thursday... Thinking about it, I definitely feel that often here. Because my class schedule is so interestingly formatted, I think it makes the days feel like they pass much faster. Only having a half day of classes on Tuesdays tends to make Wednesday feel like another Monday, which means that my body feels like my last day of school for the week is a Tuesday (Thursday). In other words, I appreciate the layout of my school week. Haha.
After my morning classes on Monday, I hitched a ride with one of my teachers to Jerusalem and spent the afternoon and evening there. I hung out with Ilana a lot, and we even got to go to dinner together because Mondays are her night off. We went to a place called Japanika, which is a nice little Sushi restaurant. Obviously neither of us ordered sushi, but we got this chicken and noodle thing. Good stuff. I observed something there which was totally formative and monumental in my approach to salads and guacamole... The sushi man did the coolest thing with the avocado! Forget avocado fingers, people! He peeled it!! And not only did he just peel it, but his peeling was an entirely effective way to de-skin it! I was utterly amazed.
I came back from Yerushaliam on Tuesday evening, and I of course picked the absolute worst bus time back to where I live. The bus, which usually takes about forty minutes, took an hour and a half. That's right, more than double the time... What a pain. That's why we all hate traffic. But, I ended up just sleeping so the lengthiness was actually a positive thing.
Last night a couple of my friends and I spent about three hours studying for the debate/test that we were supposed to have in one of my Jewish History classes today. We had a great time doing it, which was good because we found out today that the debate/test isn't for another two weeks. Additional good that will come out of our study sesh is that it will be much easier to study when it's actually time to do so. Hurray! In related news, I really do love my two Jewish History classes on Wednesdays. It's extremely out of character for me to enjoy any kind of a history class, but my teacher (for both of them) is really engaging and I enjoy observing his thought process. He's the person who wrote a textbook... So, ya. He's quite intelligent, and he has much knowledge to share with the world.
I forgot to mention that I had the pleasure of seeing my friend Orlie Golan earlier this week, as she is in Israel, and she so kindly brought me two whole bottles of mousse! That's right... Two. In other words, she's clearly a very good friend. Haha. We had a great time hanging out though, and hopefully I'll be seeing her again before she leaves.
Tomorrow is Thursday, and it is my longest day of classes. On days with Bio Lab, like tomorrow, I have class from 9:00 a.m. (8:00 including Tefilah) until 7:45 p.m. with thirty-minute breaks in between each of the six classes. Fun, I know! It really is a good schedule. I enjoy the business, and all of the learning. So by no means am I complaining.
I will be spending Shabbat, along with about ten other girls from my program, on the Carlebach Moshav, which should be quite an experience. If you don't know what Carlebach is, google it and you'll see what I'm talking about. Word on the street is that it's basically a hippy Moshav, so I will be sure to report back adequately.
Aside from that I don't have much to share, other than that it is late and that I should already be asleep. The problem is that I am finishing up an assignment and I am having quite a difficult time locating an article on a certain chapter in Tanach. So, if any of you happen to have an article on Hosheia Perek 8 you can feel free to let me know immediately.
In case I don't get the chance to write before Shabbat, I will say Shabbat Shalom! But I will hopefully make that happen.
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