Ok so I wanted to just fill in some gaps on some thangs that people ask me about. So israel potentially isnt the safest place per se. But really, being here, security really isnt on my brain. A few things that are different here than at home: 1. there are security guards everywhere...supermarkets, malls, stores, shuks, pharmacies, school gates, restaurants, clubs, everywhereeeee. Mostly, security entails opening your purse before you enter any of these places- at first I had to stop and be reminded to do it and now its like second nature to walk up to a building and open my purse for the security guard. 2. Guns everywhere is norm. Many soldiers have their weapons even when they are home so seeing soldiers in the mall or street with guns (like legit big guns) is totally normal. Certainly thats a big change of scenery from home but again, its something i think very little about.
Other: THE MALL: so turns out Ramat Aviv, which is the suburb of Tel Aviv where I live, is a nice/wealthy suburb. Our mall is also really nice. its about a block away from school and has tons of great shops and more importantly, great food! Highlights include froyo and falafel!
So this week: After exploring jaffa (the old city) on saturday, Emma and I had dinner with Arielle and Ethan at this asian noodle place in tel aviv. It was sooo delicious! and so much fun to see my sister- I still can't get over that we are here together. Its definitely a unique part of abroad to be able to run to a quick chinese dinner with your sister before she goes to a show with her boyfriend.
Tuesday: Emma and I finally went to the shuk with a few girls from our program. The shuk hakarmel is the shuk that is right in tel aviv and is there everyday. Tuesdays they have a special section with jewlery and crafts and also tons of stands of fruits, veggies, spices, baked goods, meats, clothing, and accessories! The shuk was pretty much the first destination everyone on our program went to so it was exciting to finally get there!
Of course the biggest highlight of the shuk was THE MESSIAH!!!!!! When exiting the shuk we came across this man with longlong hair and weird beard thing with long robes and a lovely book with hebrew in it. He was sitting cross legged on the ground answering questions for people slash "communicating with Gd"...and he had a nice poster that said he was the messiah...of course, the sign was in hebrew and since i was so proud to discover that i knew it said messiah i screamed "omg its says hes the messiah!"...awk. so ya, i guess its time to leave israel now that i've been a part of this historical experience.
Alright- so long blog. but just had a few things i wanted to update! Couple of pictures below:
1. THE MESSIAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2. Pomegranate from the Shuk
3. Array of candy at the Shuk
4. Scene from the Shuk
5. Picture from the separated beach at tel aviv indicating which days are for men and which days are for women.
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