October 6, 2013

I know that I have not written in a while, so here you go! I have not been back in Tel Aviv for about a week and a half and am so happy to be back! Being in and traveling around Europe has made me really realize that I made the right decision to study abroad in Israel. I am so happy that I am here, instead of somewhere in Europe! The weather is so nice here, I get to explore the Middle East and Europe, and it is not as touristy as Europe.

So over the past week, I have been relaxing a lot and going to the beach and pool. It is starting to get cooler here and kinda chilly at night. I want to take advantage of as much beach weather and tanning as I can, before it gets too cold to go to the beach and pool. Other than tanning and going to the beach and pool a lot, I have been going out to some cool places! Last Friday night, I went with Alona and her friend Mor, from growing up in Israel, and Mor’s friends, to a pub on a kibbutz. It was such a cool place because it was an Israeli and Irish pub. They were mostly playing American party and rock songs, and everyone was singing to them. They were also playing Irish songs and a lot of the drunk Israeli guys in the pub were Irish step dancing to the music. It was really funny and a new experience to see! The funniest part about this pub, in my opinion, was that it was called “Goose Pub” in Hebrew and it was in an old silo. The next night, Alona and I and our friend Nate, all went to a bar in Herzliya. Nate used to go to camp in Israel, so he has a lot of Israeli friends. We met up with them there and all sat outside at a bar/ restaurant and hung out. It was nice because a few of his friends are on the same program that I am on at the University of Tel Aviv. After leaving the bar, we walked around the town and went down to the beach. It was so pretty and nice to walk along the sand at night and hear the waves slash against the shore. On our walk to the beach, we walked past so many nice areas of houses; they looked beautiful and reminded me of home!