Yesterday I got up sore from the night before and took the bus to the Sadaka-Reut offices to help Hana finish up some office work and to read over a half-year report in English. As I was sitting at the office computer, I heard the music from the musical Chicago playing near me. I walked out of the little mini room where Hana's office is to where the main computer room and saw Yotam blasting the music from his laptop. I expressed my deep aproval and went back to my computer. A little while later, I heard the unmistakeable sound of the Dexter show theme song. Instead of walking calmly, I burst into the main computer room and saw Natali, the youth group coordinator showing Yotam the Dexter opening. God, I love this internship.
After staring at a computer screen for forever (ha) I took the bus down to the beach. I sat on the sand for a good hour reading, writing, taking pictures of myself to document my abundant happiness, and then walked to a falafel stand where I had had my first falafel a month ago. Today, I went back to the offices to start writing my first article: an article that details the two different Israels I have experienced - the Zionistic Israel I saw while on my exchange program and the major political issues I am seeing now on this internship. Underneath both Israels there is the base of the country that I know and love: things that have carried over since I lived here as a baby.
I finished the article and sent it to my father and to Amy Bradley to edit (Amy, check your email), and then took the bus back into Tel Aviv to take the train to go to Moda'in. I'm spending the weekend in Moda'in, then from there going to Kfar Saba to teach on Sunday and Monday.
I'm happy and tired - now that I'm officially busy, I'm having the time of my life. In between the internship, officially deciding that I am attending Bennington College in the fall, and watching gripping episodes of Lost (curse you Shaked for hooking me onto this show), I find myself realizing that my activities with Sadaka-Reut and Israel in general are really giving me the opportunity to become the person that I want to be. Walking down the street in Yafo to catch the bus to the train station after having written an article about Zionism vs. The Reality of Israel (possible title?) for an Israeli-Palestinian peace organization was sort of a moment for me, in which I caught myself being really happy and proud of myself and what I am doing.
So now, if everyone will excuse me, I am going to go eat Mexican food with the Kagan family, and then bunker down to watch Lost with the Kagan boys, who are obnoxiously hinting as to who is going to live and who is going to die. I will hurt them if they give up any details.
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Oh my gosh, I almost started laughing out loud- my family has recently started watching "Lost", too! It's awesome, because we watch it instantly to our TV from Netflix. So we usually end up watching two episodes every week night. :) We're obsessed- it's such a great show!
ReplyDeleteBut anyway, it sounds like things have been interesting for you. Interesting, and it sounds like you're having fun, too! And that's always good. :)
Yay Bennington! Good for you. Now the question is, will Genelle also attend Bennington? What would that be like? As for Lost, for some reason I've been boycotting it. Maybe I should watch?
ReplyDeleteHmm... I wondered the same thing, Melissa! Genara (Tenelle?) heading to college together... What ~will~ that be like?
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