August 31, 2013

So I am sure you have heard all the news about the USA and Syria and Israel and the potential bomb threats and chemical weapons being used. It has been kinda scary in Tel Aviv because for the past few days, we have all been waiting to hear what decision Obama was going to make about “invading” Syria and sending missiles into Damascus. Over the past few days, I have never watched and read so much of the news. Due to everything that may be happening in the next few days or weeks in Tel Aviv specifically, my dad and I thought it would be the best option for me to come home for the next 10 days. This way I can be home, with family, get to see some friends before they leave for abroad or college, and be safe for sure! If something does end up happening in Tel Aviv and it is unsafe for me to go back to school, I will be able to go back to DU (the University of Denver). If ultimately nothing ends up happening in Tel Aviv or Israel, I will only be home in Chicago for about 10 days and will still leave on September 9^th to go on my Europe trip and then back to Tel Aviv for the start of school in October. So currently I am writing this blog post sitting on the plane, somewhere over the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, with four hours left until landing in New Jersey!