Dear all,
Boker Tov! I write to you from a quaint little deck in Tel Aviv! I have taken off from NYC perfectly packed (only one suitcase) and ready to go! Our plane took off a wee bit early due to the anticipation of some snowy stuff… The plane ride was fine. After some sleeping meds and 7 hours of sleep, there really wasn’t much of a plane ride to speak of. I would say the highlight, however, of my little plane ride would be the father who saw fit to cut me in the line to the bathroom because his child had had the smelliest accident in the entire world. Lucky for me, I got to enjoy the aftermath.
The trip from the airport to the hotel was incredibly smooth. We drove through relatively shady parts of town in the direction of Jaffa and ended up at our cute little hotel: Eden House. My lovely travel companion, Tessa, and I were shown to our room – the size of a large closet – and then pointed in the direction of a local café where we had our first Israeli meal! What I had actually wasn’t a far cry from what I sometimes make for dinner – lentils, onions, rice, spices and lots of dill infused yoghurt. I just wanted to see who could make the dish better. (I lost.)
After dinner Tessa and I got lost for a split second (or as lost as you can get when you only have 4 blocks to walk) and then dove into bed (the heat was broken), watched a terrible movie, made a bunch of jokes, took our respective sleeping pills and kicked it. And now, ladies and gentlemen, here I am. 7am having slept my first full night and loved every moment of it. When Tessa wakes up we are going to go in search of breakfast and then travel to Kibbutz Ga’aton. We are both super excited to be able to unpack, make a home there and get dancing!
I miss you all already and I hope you are doing well back in the US of fabulous A! Keep in touch and I send my love! ~Mernie/Marissa
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| This is where I am sitting right NOW! |
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| Our closet-sized bedroom |
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| When I look up I see THIS! |
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