Well, my time in Europe came to an end, and so must my time in Israel, and this blog. This will be my last travel post, followed by a final thoughts post. Here we go… Continue reading “Days 172-175: Goodbye, Israel”

By the time I post this, I will no longer have a place to live in Israel. I am writing this at Ben Gurion airport waiting for my flight. I spent last night at Amy’s apartment, which was nice, but still, not my own place. I mean, I’m glad to be out of my hellish apartment (as I was leaving, I saw mold growing again….yes, for a third time), but it’s weird that for the next month, I will be country hopping, from friends’ homes to hostels. For those that don’t know, I officially return back to Los Angeles on March 1st. Insane how quickly time went by. Here’s how moving out went. Continue reading “Days 150 & 151: Moving Out”

Well, it happened. We graduated from Destination Israel, and this is how it went.  Continue reading “Days 148 & 149: Graduation”

Okay, well technically my last weekend in Tel Aviv will be in a month, but this is my last weekend on the program, so I feel the title is still acceptable. Here we go… Continue reading “Days 144-147: Last TLV Weekend”

So my time in Israel is sadly coming to close. It has definitely been a bit of a roller coaster, but as you should know, I love roller coasters. I’ll reflect a bit more later on. But here is my last week of work, and my last full week in Israel. Continue reading “Days 140-143: Coming to a Close”

Here’s part 2 of my parents’ visit to Israel! Enjoy! Continue reading “Days 136-139: They’re Here! Part 2”

They’re finally here! I think that’s a good enough introduction, don’t you? Continue reading “Days 131-135: They’re Here! Part 1”

So as many of you who read this blog know, something really exciting is about to happen. I’m practically holding my breath (hey look, nod to the title) waiting for my awesome thing to happen: my parents visiting!!! So that will be the next post. Sorry for the lack of pictures recently. There haven’t been any truly amazing things to document, so I just haven’t documented them. Oops. Let’s begin, shall we? Continue reading “Days 126-130: Holding My Breath”

A huge storm has been raging throughout Israel, and no one knows how to deal with it. It’s pretty entertaining, although inconvenient. Israelis don’t know how to do weather. And I know what you’re thinking: I’m from L.A., I don’t know weather either. But believe me, I know way better than all of these Israelis, wearing giant puffy coats when it’s 60 degrees out. So give me a little credit. Alright, let’s begin. Continue reading “Days 121-125: Stormageddon”

So I know the title of this post is slightly strange, but my mentality behind it is that you don’t really know if you’re starting out on the right foot until the entire experience is over. So by me saying a “good” foot, I know that in the moment it is good for me. I guess I will have to wait to find out if I’ve started off 2015 on the “right” foot or not. Okay, enough weird analysis. Let’s begin the post! Continue reading “Days 117-120: Starting on a Good Foot”