Sunday is the beginning of the work week here in Israel, and even though we’re still quarantined, there was no exception– there were Zoom meetings to attend! All told, there were about five hours of Zoom spread over our three meetings today. It was interesting… and exhausting. Our first meeting was about Israeli culture. It…
Month: August 2020
Good Day #6
No post yesterday, but never fear, it was still a Good Day. Shabbat started today! And, because we all had so much Zoom fatigue (It’s a real thing, I swear), our Zoom meetings were reduced from three meetings to just one– SO much better! This morning, I learned how to make coffee the Israeli way:…
Good Day #4
For a day in quarantine, today was super busy. I started the morning with a workout with my roommates. We used some yoga mats that were already here– I think from past fellows. This resulted in my roommate Michael accidentally tearing his mat and my mat pilling and getting weird black flecks all over our…
Good Day #3
Today was absolutely an adventure. My roommate Michael and I started the day by figuring out how to make pancakes for breakfast, even though we don’t have baking soda or baking powder. It turns out that if you make egg whites into a meringue and add that into the batter, you get… close enough. I…
Good Day #2
I made it to Be’er Sheva! It took 10 ½ hours on a plane, 5 hours in the airport (even after customs), and a 4 hour bus ride, but I’m here in my apartment on Ha’Palmach Street. Here, to be specific. I’m currently quarantining in a three-bedroom apartment with two roommates (two more will join…