Recent Entries
Separation Anxiety
I am the Master of Denial. I am unsuccessfully trying to ignore my impending departure date. My subconscious keeps kicking the crap out of... read more
Where were you when the siren went off?
I spent Passover in the Former Soviet Union- Ukraine, to be exact. For one week, two classmates (Jen and Jill) and I traveled around the Crimean... read more
Wow, It's Been Forever ... .
I have been avoiding this for a really long time... so much has happened in the past three months, but it's hard to take the time out from school to r... read more
Didn't I See You at the Chicken Slaughtering?
Well, folks, it's been an exciting few weeks. The month of Elul ended in a flash and it felt like the High Holy Days would never end- although thankf... read more
Nacho Ordinary Nachos
Oh Israel, how you make me laugh. A few weeks ago, my friends and I went to do karaoke at a bar near school. None of us had eaten any dinner and it ... read more
The Dood
Recently, Rachel and I have learned that the Hebrew word "dood" means "water heater". Why do we know this word?- you may ask. Unfortunately, ours is... read more
First Couple of Weeks of School
So it's been quite awhile since I last wrote. Things haven't necessarily been hectic, but we have so much to do everyday that I forget to report abou... read more
Back to School ...
So today I got to experience my first day of Graduate School!!!! Who knew I'd come this far, huh? Today in Grad School, I learned many new vocab wor... read more
Orientation
It's been awhile since my last entry... I've been a busy bee.On Sunday I went to the Old City and walked around for hours. I saw the remains of mans... read more
First Shabbat in Jerusalem
It's been a very busy first week here in Jerusalem. Rachel and I have been scrubbing our apt clean... harder than it sounds, as there is tons of cons... read more