I have a lot to say and a lot of it isn't connected so I think I'm just going to randomly list my thoughts because I want to make sure I keep it all recorded
A few days ago I took some of my soldiers to the bahai gardens. We're standing there and I look over and see a group of American teenagers. On one of their shirts I see "chon" and I thought what are the chances it's machon? Then I see a sprout shirt. I realized that it was machon but that the chances of knowing them were slim to none. And then, I saw Avi kessler. I go over to him and then I realize that a good 15 sprout kids (all my campers) were there!!!!! It was a beautiful moment on so many levels. First of all, in terms of Zionism, it was cool that I was in uniform and they saw me with my soldiers. I always talked about making Aliyah and then I actually did it. On a level even higher than that, I had a dream, and they alllllll knew it was my dream and they saw me living my dream. As their counselor (once upon a time), it was important for me to show them that it doesn't matter what their dream is, they really really can achieve it. It was just one more link to camp and my life and I'm glad I had that moment. Love you guys.
I'm on a train and there is no air conditioning. I'm dying. But only in this country will an old man hand out newspaper to fan yourself with and ten proceed to talk to you. My entire railroad car is talking right now. Literally. Were all in the middle of a conversation. I love Israel.
I sat next to a girl at the train station who looked like she came out of te "in a slave for you" music video. She heard me speak English and then we had a 20 minute conversation on Zionism and the importance of joining the army. she's a crazy liberal pacifist who has a million piercing and is 21 and has decided to draft because she think it's important. Love this country.
I'm seriously considering officers course. I'm not sure, but I'm leaning towards yes. The reasons i don't want to go? I love my base, I love my job, and I'll miss my best friend Avital on my base. I cant believe that 6 months ago I was super sad and depressed an thought id never be happy. Now I can read the newspaper and j have best friends.
My friends from the army are spending the weekend at Regba with me. It's gonna be epic. I can't wait.
I'm going to America on Sunday for a month and I'm sad to leave Israel, an my garin, and my friends, and my boyfriend, and my base. But I'm excited to visit everyone in America.
It's super hot here and there is no air on my base because it's super humid and there are cockroaches on my base and I hate it, but I deal with it because I'm happy.
I got a Facebook message from another one of my old campers, Rachel, who just finished working at sprout for first session and she expressed to me her gratitude that I was a good counselor. She told me a few incidents that I didn't remember at all of things that stuck with her. It made me so happy and proud I say I was a sprout lake counselor. I can't wait till she comes on year course in September.
Yesterday there was a pigua in Bulgaria and it made me so sad. It made me think about the car accident and how we just were in shock and kept saying that things like this don't happen to people we know they just happen to people we read about in the newspaper. Now I just keep thinking about the families of these people. And their friends and girlfriends and boyfriends. It's happening to them and it's just so sad and so depressing. but nonetheless, when I left base today I was proud to be a soldier.
Heddy is engaged and I'm super excited for her and I'm super happy she's in my life because I don't know what I would do without her. Actually. She is my lifesaver.
That's it for now. I love Israel.
That's it for now.
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