It’s Friday, and I’m sitting in the coffee shop in town. I ordered an iced tea, and I’m guessing that’s not a common order here. The woman looked at me and said, in broken English, “We make it, ok?” I’m really not exactly sure what she thought that I would think, but I was kind of hoping they would make it for me, seeing as I was ordering it off of their menu! (They do make you bag your own groceries at the grocery store, so maybe some people like to make their own drinks at coffee shops?? Lol.) When I got my iced tea, they also gave me a little clear plastic container with some sort of liquid in it. I was a bit confused. I gave it a smell and finally a taste test…sugar! They gave me sugar already melted in water so I could just mix it in to my tea. Better than mixing sugar into unsweet tea, but still a bit unusual…. Oh, Israel!
It’s almost Shabbat. I’m staying at Neve with friends again for Shabbat. I really want to travel more, but somehow it hasn’t been working out. I’m really excited for Shabbos, though! My friends here are lovely. I am feeling kind of homesick the past day or two. I miss my family and friends and puppy! I got seized yesterday with an urge to go home. I don’t actually want to go home, and if I did go home I don’t know what I would do, but you know how it is sometimes. But I am far from ready to go home. I have a lot more learning to do…I’ve barely touched the tip of the iceberg. (And remember, the iceberg is only 10% of the glacier...this metaphor so aptly describes how much there is to learn about Judaism…and myself…) It’s not that I’m not still having an amazing, meaningful time of growth… I absolutely am still loving being here and learning so much. I guess it makes sense that after almost two months away I’d miss home! I love Israel, but I can’t imagine ever staying here. So many of the women at Neve want to make aliyah, move to Israel, but I want to go back to Atlanta! ☺
Ok, I should head back to do my toranut (my chores around the apartment) and shower before Shabbat! Shabbat Shalom, my friends.
Love,
Rachel
3 comments:
I agree. You shouldn't move to Israel.
Unless I move there, too. I would miss you too much. :-)
Love you sister.
Good Shabbos.
I concur with the little brother, you moving to Israel wouldn't be good, because it would make visiting you much more difficult.
Also, I enjoyed your ice tea adventure. Your Israeli ice tea made me think of how you're in Israel because you're Jewish and I'm Catholic, so I go to Church, where I had the cutest little baby in the pew with me. (Do you like that stream of consciousness linkage?) Anyway, little Elly was there with her Mom and she was very well behaved for a one year old. Adding to her cuteness was the little 2-3ish-year-old in the pew in front of them who was playing "high-five" with her before Mass started. Seeing the little ones made me think of our shared love of children. That is all.
hahaha. I love that I can picture the waitress at Coffee Shop saying "we make it, ok?" HAHA. makes me laugh...but the more I read your blogs, the more I miss you. :( humph
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