MINI-MESTERS OVER

FINALLY!!!!!

         At 9 this morning I walked into Hebrew University, room 100 and took my last final of the Nativ mini-mester. I took the Ulpan Aleph Level 3 exam. I left the room at 9:55 feeling confident and excited. I actually never thought (after jds hebrew) that I would enjoy learning Hebrew but Ulpan with our teacher Anat is actually such a fun and rewarding class. Then I ate my last free meal at the Frank Sinatra Cafe and took bus 19 back home to Beit Nativ...but wait there was a surprise for me when i got here....

p.s Finally got our food stipend! 

Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite.......



Fighting over who wants which mattress....I got first pick :)





 I swear these little bugs are following me. At the camp I worked at this summer an entire boys cabin had to be moved into the retreat center because of bed bugs, and now they are at 8 Argon in Jerusalem, Israel. Some people (not including me) had little bites all over their bodies and found out they were bed bugs. now, everyone has to get a new mattress and every room is being fumigated. Hopefully I will have my mattress back soon...I miss having my after school nap (yes mom, I actually take a nap) :)  

With Yossi (director of Nativ) making light out of a crappy situation



A Little Taste of Home:     

       So even though I am going through a mexican food withdrawal, another food I miss is the sushi at Mei Wah. oh how I miss the Salmon Maki and tempura rolls....I needed it now! While exploring Yaffo street on night my friends and I stumbled upon a little establishment called 'Japanika' and right there on the menu was a salmon maki tempura for only 19 shek...well that was it. I was in love. Of coarse we are there ASAP! I got 2 orders of the Salmon Maki and one order of the Sunset Roll and a Cucumber roll all for 7 American dollars...It really reminded me of home because Mei Wah is a place my family and I go a lot. I am glad that I have a restaurant that i can go to when i wanna feel like i am home...hopefully when my parents come visit me we can all go there together :)

        I also had lunch with my cousin Ruth Levi on Wed. It was so nice to see some family here in Israel. We went to a very nice little cafe where the food was so delicious!! I hope to spend more time with her and her family :)

"Here Are Your Muchachos Nachos"......"I LOVE YOU!" :

Allie, Me, and Zoe the night before going to Tel Aviv

     I am so excited because this weekend i went with my two good friends, Allie and Zoe,to Tel Aviv for a very chilled girls weekend. We wanna head to the beach while it is still warm. We are so lucky because with help from one of our madrichs we found a hostel for only 105 shek each. It made me feel so independent because we really had to find our own way to Tel Aviv Central Bus Station and then from there to Hayarkon 48 (our hostel).
           As soon as we got there, we were not there for more than 30 min before walking the 2 min walk across the street to the beach. Also, we were not there more than 30 min before some guy dropped my camera after we asked him to take a picture (an American no less) and broke it. The trip started out a little rocky but all and all turned out to be just what I needed. We spent the rest of the day at the beach and left after we saw the sun go down behind the waves of the ocean.  

The beach at sunset in Tel Aviv

            The day may have been over, but the night was just beginning...no I'm not talking about club hopping or exploring the nightlife in Tel Aviv...There was only one thing on our minds...WHERE IS THE MEXICAN RESTAURANT! we searched and searched and after listening to the terrible advice the guy at the front desk gave us, we finally found it...like a mirage across the street I was not sure if it was real. I walk closer and yes, yes it is everything I am looking for and more. Finally, I got my Mexican food.

 I may or may not have had it twice within 18 hours...but most likely I did :) Exhausted and with full bellies we went back to the hostel and went to bed at 10! BEST NIGHT EVER! 



BEST.MEAL.EVER!

             The next day we woke up at 10 and checked out of the hotel and spent the ENTIRE day at the beach. The water was surprisingly warm. We had to wait for the buses to start up again so to waste time we went to a movie. I haven't seen a movie in so long and it was so nice to just do something familiar.      
              I didn't want to leave and go back to base but i knew I had to. After about 45 min we pulled into the Central Bus Station in Jerusalem and it was back to normal business...but it was nice to escape the crazy life of a Nativ 30'er for a weekend!











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Actual semester at Hebrew University. As you can see I am still getting used to the busy schedule :)
This is a picture of me taking a quick (unplanned) power nap between classes