Pesach break ended on a Tuesday night and I had school starting that Wednesday. They only thing is I did not have any classes on Thursday or Friday so the draw for me to go to school was not a very enticing one. However, I sucked it up of course and made the small trek to school to push through 10 hours of the day until I was free again for another week. It was not totally unbearable and I made it through to find myself bored the next day without anything to do. I got an invitation to go back to the Amit’s house for Shabbat from Adam and of course I took it in a heartbeat since I think they are a wonderful family.
That Friday was an exciting episode at the shuk for me since I walked through it in less than 40 mins getting everything I needed to bring for Shabbat which honestly never happens. Afterwards, off to the Amits for a spectacular time. We went to dinner at a family friend of theirs by the Taliyelet. There was great food, company, conversation, and fun. I was seated by the adults actually and so most of my conversation included troubled youth and my stance on how to deal with them. I got many compliments on my approaches towards helping kids. It helps validate my choice on becoming a school guidance counselor. The walk home normally takes over 2 hours with these kids but with our help it took a record 48 minutes. Shabbat morning was a whole bunch of excitement since the kids wake up bright and early and made sure we were aware of it. They got into small fights and I got the green light to take care of it so I decided to take the funny route and I tickled the kids until they surrendered and stopped fighting. I unfortunately could not stay for lunch since I had a picnic plan with Josh and his family. Sharon and Rivka were visiting on the Magen program and wanted to see me. It was a beautiful day and I was not the only guest. Yael Weinstock and her husband were there along with Joel Goldstein and his wife. It was so great to see them both since they had been so busy with the excitement of their lives. It was a moment that I cherished since all the people I was surrounded with shaped my childhood and made my life better. I closed out the Shabbat with a beautiful havdallah and then booked it out there since adam and I had a birthday dinner for our good friend max. It was one of the funnier birthday dinners that I have been to. We met him at an Ethiopian restaurant and apparently we were the only guys. The rest of the group was his friends that were girls and that I really didn’t even know. So for me being there was really only for Max but he really appreciated it.
The following week was Midterms week so I decided to bury myself in my room. I lost all contact with the outside world for 5 straight days. I had tests in all my classes each one following the other. I started with Hebrew having both a project of reading the newspaper and presenting an article as well as a culminating exam of everything we had learned. Then I had my midterm in Islam that tested me on the history of the Arab Empire, the Quran, and Hadith. I was very much in study work mode and it proved to be a very draining task. After the 5 days from Hell, I was free again to enjoy my time here as well as communicate with friends again. I stopped looking at my e-mails for that week and apparently the world doesn’t stop when we want it to. I did receive a very important one though from Alyse Teitelbaum informing me that her son Mike was coming on March of the Living to Israel. I then got a bonus news addition that JP was coming to stay by me for Shabbat and the weekend. I was so excited that I was now done with all my tests, one of my best friends was staying by me for the weekend, and I was once again free to enjoy my time here in Israel. I have begun to realize a concurring theme, I am happy here J
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