5th post - forgot to write number 5.

Tomorrow is Tzav Rishon.  This is the beginning of the process of my Army career. 
I am feeling really overwhelmed and very anxious.  Tomorrow's process includes a physical, a computer test with math and logic parts.  It even includes a Hebrew test and an interview.
It is really scary- especially when you are not sure what exactly you want to do in the Army and you still feel very uneducated. 


I feel very nervous and I am not sure how prepared I am for this process to unfold.  So far it has been fun and games and loving the Moshav.  We have all been together but starting tomorrow - we are starting our next steps for the IDF and our lives.

I will update tomrrow if I am not too physically exhausted and mentally sleepy.
In any case I have been eating so much cottage and falafel.

Lots of peace and rest to those affected by the hurricane. 
I hope everyone is ok.
Michali

6th post.

I have an hour to get ready till I go eat dinner with my host family on the Moshav.
Things are moving at a constant rate of scary.
I can't believe the army is in just three short months and our first steps are coming up next week!!! yikes

The other day the two madrichot ( army girls in charge of us) woke us up at 2 am as  a surprise army starter.  People ran outside half clothed, with kitchen spoons and thought the worst.
They made us walk and jog a little and make a chet a bunch of times.
It was really funny
they asked " DO YOU FIND SOMETHING FUNNY?!" ... i did i couldn't stop laughing .
So after that I got awake up call i decided its time to train for the army.  
tomorrow i am going to do longer runs and really get the most of my Ulpan- Hebrew class.

I am still loving everyone in the group and especially my host family *adopted families they give us on the Moshav so we won't get lonely.  They are two awesome super israeli parents and three boys.  ages 10, 13, and 15.
i remember all names except for one - so far off to a good start.
I think it is funny how things fall into place.
I haven't started thinking about the states since I have been here - because once I do I will be saddened, but lots of loves and hugs and a lot of cottage cheese,
Michali

4th post

They tell you not to drink the water in Mexico- that might be true.  but as of today some of us learned the hard- or should I say the soft way to feel the same about Israeli water.


 The word Shilshul is Hebrew for a not very nice thing that happens to you- so since we have been eating rice and hoping for it to pass- sorry no more jokes.

Today we went to the shuk and to the strip mall by Regba.  I bought three books in Hebrew of short stories to practice my Hebrew and a Hebrew stick on keyboard for my computer.  We also woke up at 6am to run.  I don't even know me anymore. We got our schedules and we have intensive weeks coming up of Ulpan (Hebrew class) and Gadna, and Tzav Rishon which all prepares us for the Army and tests us for where we could potentially get accepted.  These days are super important since they affect the next 2.5 years of my life so I really have to give it my all.  I think the reality of the Army is coming upon us and this is turning more into a plan of action.



SO as of today I am getting ready by running, reading and playing.
Lots of love and remember don't drink the water : S
Michali