Here is my favorite Israeli phase....for now...
ACHARAI CHAGIM or אחרי החגים
It means...after the holidays...For my non-Jewish readers there are 4 holidays in the hebrew month of Tishrei (which usually falls in September or early October) and one of them is a week long...what does this mean? NOTHING GETS DONE IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER!
So...as September comes to a close so do the holidays, and with the end of the chagim comes what OTZMAnikim call...."real life". Starting Sunday we'll actually be in Ulpan for more than 3 days straight and we'll begin our semi-permanent volunteer placements.
This past week was vacation in observance of the Sukkot holiday. 4 fellow OTZMAnikim and I planned on doing a popular Israeli hike called "Yam el Yam" or "Sea to Sea" which goes from the Mediterranean sea to the Kinneret (the Sea of Galilee). Please note that PLANNED is the operative word here...
We hiked for 3 days, had a blast, met amazing people, laughed, cried, screamed, cursed the land and praised the land but after 3 days and 60 kilometers the girls headed back home.
Michael and I pondering our next move...
So kilometers, hiking and blisters aside it was a nice trip and I luckily I could take the last few days of vacation to relax and explore Tel Aviv.
Sunday it's back to Ashkelon for the "real world"....
I'll keep you posted!
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