What a kick ass way to kick out the Jewish New Year. Yesturday my roomate and i decided to go for a beer at our local pub. When we got to the Para we were not allwoed to go in. The bouncer said there was a performance and to come back at eleven. SO we were disgruntled and decided to go to the beach instead. We chatted for awhile and then heard the music playing from the beach. Before going on this beer mission I had mentioned to my roomie that I would love to see Mosh Ben Ari ( a really wonderful Israeli singer) in concert since we had been jamming to his stuff all afternoon. Hearing the music from the beach I reconized the song. "Hey that is either Mosh Ben Ari or a really good cover of him." we looked up the performance on line on their website and dashed towards the bar. We sneaked in through the back entrance. We ended up seeing him perform two of my favorite songs as his last songs and stood only a few feet from the stage.
After the crowd cleared out a bit after the performance we sat down to order dinner and beer and saw him outside. We dashed outside and asked to take a picture with him. I asked him if we could buy him a beer . I guess it was the fact that both of us look like we are 12 and an older man with dred locks doesn't normally sit with 12 year old fans at a bar - he said he wasn't feeling well but wished us a happy new year.
Even though i was rejected it was the perfect way to start this year. I also have three weeks off from the Army. I already have so many plans. For this holdiay I am with my host family and for the next I will be celebrating with two friends at Kibbutz Saad.
Right now I should reflect the last year. Pretty soon in another month it will be exactly a year since I joined the Army. I think about all the progress, growth, and amazing transformation I have gone through as well as all the amazing people I have met and live with. This certainly was not an easy year. It was filled with frustration- homesickness- and not the best health but I wouldn't trade it for the world. I found my place in this world. (No, not in the Army) but standing up for what I believe and following the path I set up for myself. Israel is really the home I longed to set up and live in. Coming home from Ber Sheva I saw a Bedouine woman covered up from head to toe with only her eyes showing. The soldier sitting a couple of rows in front of me on the bus got up for her and continued to listen to his whiny girlfriend complaining on the phone. I thought to myself will all the effed up things Israel does - the value for human life is truly remarkable. I am sure next time I get pushed or some guy cuts me in line I will get back to you all and curse their existance - but for now everything is good : )
Oh , another really cool thing that happened to me this past week was that I finally got to train soldiers in English. It was such a turn and a fun perk. The Green Barretts came to train on my base and I was picked to train them. What a rewarding and wonderful thing. Not only to see how a different Army shoots so differently then we do but to see the massive respect they had for us as trainers and as women doing this job and also as an Army. One of them told me that of all the Armys they have seen around the world our is most impressive and most professional. Yay
Anyways I have to go run, My new years revolution is to get into better shape- origional I know,
Love,
Happy and Sweet New Year,
Michali
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