Wow. It's hard to believe our four months are almost over. We have about two weeks left, and things are really starting to wind down. We have a few things we'd like to do before we leave that we are trying to squeeze in. I want to get a massage, take a ballet class, and see a movie. Tonight we are going to the Lev Smadar to see Footnote which has gotten rave reviews from people we interact with here in Jerusalem. So that will check one item off my list.
We want to visit Bet Shemesh (Mark has two childhood friends who made aliyah years and go and now live there with their families) but we're not sure we can swing it. We want to have a playdate with the Schweigs of Oakland who are in the German Colony this summer like us. We want to absorb everything we can about Jerusalem to keep this special spirit with us when we return to Oakland. We want to eat as much kosher meat at kosher restaurants as possible. We want to see the shuk one last time. And of course in the Old City, we want to go to the Wall one last time.
Some items that we recently checked off our list: (1) spending Shabbat at a friend's house in the West Bank (to read about this in Mark's blog you can click here), (2) attending extra talks at the Conservative Yeshiva (I learned all about the fast days especially the 17 of Tammuz), (3) reconnecting with friends from our first ulpan (I even got to do a lice check on one of them!), (4) trying Cafe Ben Ami when it isn't Passover (two thumbs up!), (5) trying some restaurants off of Emek Refaim (enjoyed both Darna and Gabriel), (6) letting Micah and Jonah go to the local playground/park by themselves, and I'm sure much more that I will think of at 3:30 in the morning when I can't sleep. If I do, I'll come back and add them to the list.
These four months have been such an amazing experience with much to remember. As much as I don't want it to end, I am also getting ready to go home.
We want to visit Bet Shemesh (Mark has two childhood friends who made aliyah years and go and now live there with their families) but we're not sure we can swing it. We want to have a playdate with the Schweigs of Oakland who are in the German Colony this summer like us. We want to absorb everything we can about Jerusalem to keep this special spirit with us when we return to Oakland. We want to eat as much kosher meat at kosher restaurants as possible. We want to see the shuk one last time. And of course in the Old City, we want to go to the Wall one last time.
Some items that we recently checked off our list: (1) spending Shabbat at a friend's house in the West Bank (to read about this in Mark's blog you can click here), (2) attending extra talks at the Conservative Yeshiva (I learned all about the fast days especially the 17 of Tammuz), (3) reconnecting with friends from our first ulpan (I even got to do a lice check on one of them!), (4) trying Cafe Ben Ami when it isn't Passover (two thumbs up!), (5) trying some restaurants off of Emek Refaim (enjoyed both Darna and Gabriel), (6) letting Micah and Jonah go to the local playground/park by themselves, and I'm sure much more that I will think of at 3:30 in the morning when I can't sleep. If I do, I'll come back and add them to the list.
These four months have been such an amazing experience with much to remember. As much as I don't want it to end, I am also getting ready to go home.
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