Haha so where to start? I guess throughout this all I am still alive as of Friday, June 16th, 2006 at 10:54am.
Quite a positive thing.
And yea I flew to the land of Israel and I am now back and kicking! And of course I couldn't possibly fathom putting the entie experience into words on here, I can barely do it when I talk. But....
Mental Notes:
10. Ignore scary men who ask you if you're from America
9. If you're staying in an Arab run hostel, be prepared to be wheeling your luguage through trash and dirty water while people are shouting at you to buy their stuff
8. Never underestimate the amount of interesting people you can meet.
7. Be prepared to sleep through heaping amounts of cat fights.
6. Avoid eating the airplane food
5. If some weird 17 year old guy invites you to the internet cafe and you go, it's best to tell him when you're ready to leave as opposed to just walking back to your hostel, otherwise he'll complain to you in the morning about how you got him in trouble.
4. Don't wear a hat that says Israeli Army when walking into the Arab quarters lest you get smacked on the head by some teenagers who are mocking you.
3. Get a picture of the women selling grape leaves, unlike me.
2. If an amazing army man sitting in front of you on the bus turns around and starts talking hebrew at you, he probably wants you to shut the window shade.
annnnnd the top mental note:
1. Watch out for those suicide bombers!!!
So there ya go.
Here is what I have been doing since being back. (I actually had made a list of things I wanted to when I got back for summer)
friday: chinese with isaiah and ezra/jordan's parents end of the year bash party/steve's house, stupid stories haha/sleepover at manda's
saturday: manda's/go to har mar with autumn, manda, and sarah and see natalie at target
sunday: meetings/natalie's house
monday: sleep in my own bed!!! JOOOY!!
tuesday: meet manda at the mall in the eve for manda anna day
wednesday: go out with steph and cerise/youthgroup/sleepover at pilar's with church friends!!
thursday: we all go to valleyfair for todd's party/sleepover at manda's with todd and have amazing fits of laughter over nothing
friday: home now but hopefully i'll somehow get to nikki's birthday party tonight
and in the next few days i hope to actually be able to attend a church service and see sim and michelle and the girls!!! (i have missed you guys!)
and see people from spcpa :/ i miss them
i leave you with this song:
Bob Dylan-It Ain't Me Babe
Go away from my window
Leave at your own chosen speed
I'm not the one you want babe
I'm not the one you need
You say you're lookin' for someone
who's never weak but always strong
to protect you and defend you
whether you are right or wrong
Someone to open each and every door
But it ain't me, babe
no, no, no it ain't me, babe
it ain't me youre lookin' for, babe
Go lightly from the ledge, babe
Go lightly on the ground
I'm not the one you want, babe
I'll only let you down
You say you're lookin' for someone
who'll promise never to part
someone to close his eyes for you
someone to close his heart
Someone who will die for you and more
But it ain't me, babe
no, no, no it ain't me, babe
it ain't me you're lookin' for, babe
Go melt back in the night
Everything inside is made of stone
there's nothing in here moving
And anyway, I'm not alone
you say you're lookin' for someone
who'll pick you up each time you fall
to gather flowers constantly
and to come each time you call
a lover for your life and nothing more
but it ain't me babe
no, no no it aint me babe
it ain't me youre lookin for babe
