Sunday, July 5, 2009

I’m still here 5/7/09

I just wanted to drop a quick line and confirm my existence! I am currently in my second week of finals (that will last until September- woo hoo) and it’s a bit intense. I can’t believe that I have finished my coursework for my first year of University in Israel. Time has flown by so quickly. This year has been so wonderful. I have learned an amazing amount about Israel, her history, archaeology, and culture. It has been fascinating and I

can’t wait to start learning again next year! I am also a little sad though. This year was so much fun and I made such a amazing friends, but I know that next year won’t be the same. One of my closest friends is getting married and moving to Haifa, another of my closest friends is moving to the school of Social Work, and my department is splitting up between those who wish to concentrate on Archaeology and those who wish to focus of Geographical History. We have had so much this year and really built an amazing “Chevre”. We even had a picnic on the last day of classes because we like spending time together so much. I feel so blessed to have found such an amazing family in school, and I can’t wait to spend more time with them over the next few years! The summer is going to be hectic for me- I have 13 tests and a paper as well as 2 weeks of an academic archaeological dig so hopefully I’ll be able to check in every once in a while! Happy Summer everyone!