The End of the Kibbutz

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So for everyone who hasn't heard, I left the Kibbutz yesterday (about 2 weeks early) so that I can head out and travel all over the Israel. I figured if I didn't get a chance to see the sights, it would be a shame...so here I am.

I'm going to be trying to see as much as I can (though not the Dead Sea---was there for my birthday...and for the record, it IS as much fun as you imagine....you really, just float). Every weekend I'll be in Jerusalem (next weekend for a program at HUC), and then it's home in about 2 weeks.

Everything here is pretty good, though. I was suprisingly not sad at leaving the kibbutz...it felt like the right time. There will be a lot of people there I will miss...including some people who became truly good friends, but actually most of them will still be here next year. Really, i was sick of dealing with the administration of the Ulpan (read: the Director of the program). Everything else was pretty wonderful.

My host family I'll miss like crazy, along with my buddies and the kids at work (see the new pictures if you want to see work pics. Also, I put up pics from Jerusalem, and hopefully will put up dead sea ones later today).

Hope everyone is doing well---see you in a few weeks!

Love,

Daniel


ps---this is a picture of Arbel and me (one of the people I was/am closest too) on the טיול (Tee-ool, or 'trip') to Jerusalem.

Birthday Dinner!

Hi Everyone--- I just finished having an amazing birthday dinner with my host family (my host mother is yelling at me that the dinner was "not amazing.." but I disagree. Anyhow, here is a picture of me and my host sister Daliah. I promise there will be more to come (including pictures of the recent trip to Jerusalem, and pics of me and my other sister, Luan).

Hope everyone is well---

Love, Daniel