Week 6: Moving to Jerusalem and Starting the Internship

So this is Saturday: I didn't do much but I did pack up some things. In the afternoon, I saw this Natalie Portman movie. It was all in hebrew so it was hard to understand but I got the jest of the movie. Portman's character was a mom during the independence day war before Israel was a country. In the movie, it shows how scary their lives were and how they had to live. Portman's character's family lived within the walls of the old city. I don't want to give away too much, but the movie was really good and I recommend it. I believe the name of the movie is A Tale of Love and Darkness. That night I went to a bracelet bar called Backy Bar. It's like an all you can drink bar. I had fun! I went with David, Rachel, Chanah, and Nathan.

Hey sugar, it's Sunday: Oh man, never again! I was hungover! I went to breakfast with Chanah and had a bagel that was bigger than my head! And then Alona, Marina, and I tried to go to the Tel Aviv Museum but it was closed. So, we went to the Azraeli Mall instead. Rachel then joined us. Then I went back to Leni to rest and pack some more.

Don't Panic! It's Monday: Last day in Tel Aviv! I finished packing what I could. Then at night, we went to Rabin Square in Tel Aviv to celebrate Simchat Torah! We sag and danced with Israelis. It was such a fun experience. There were fireworks as well! And, at one point, we started a dance circle. Afterwards, we went back to my room and Chanah and I talked and had ice cream. Then David and Nathan came by to say goodbye. Nathan, the big goof that he is, only gave my hug goodbye.

It's Tricky! Tuesday: Bye Bye TLV! We started the day with a early breakfast (like 5am early!) at Benedict's. It was so delicious. Then we got on the bus and headed to Jerusalem. When we got to Jerusalem, we picked rooms and unpacked a little bit. We then headed out on a tour of the area. After the tour, we went to the Central Bus Station to get our Rav Kavs aka bus/light rail passes. A few of us ate dinner there. Then we headed back to the apartments.

You were like Woah and the we were like Woah...it's Wednesday: First day of the internships! I can only say that I read articles. I'm not sure what I can cannot say about my work since I work in a sensitive field. In the evening, we met up with one of our leaders, Itzik! He took us to this soup place. The sweet potato soup was amazing!

That's like so 90s Thursday: At work, I translated stuff from Spanish to English and worked on more article stuff. That evening, Alona and I went back to Tel Aviv for Esther's birthday.We had a few drinks and we walked around for a bit. Then I went to sleep.

It's Friday, Friday, Getting Down on Friday: I went to the beach with Nathan and Alona. The waves were huge! Liat joined us and we conquered the waves together. After the beach, Shai, Lia, Liat, Nathan, Alona, David F., and David T., and I all saw Everest in 3D! It was a good but emotional movie. I will never climb Everest! For dinner, David T, Alona, and I went over to Chanah's for Shabbat dinner. Everything was delicious, especially the matzo ball soup and apple crumble that Chanah made. After dinner, David, Chanah, and I went to the beach and sat and talked for hours. At one point, we saw a bright light heading towards us. We thought we were going to die. It was only an airplane! Then we walked Chanah back to her apartment and David and I walked back to Beit Leni aka the Israel Experience apartment building.

And that was my week!

XOXO
-Haley