Yesterday, Tuesday, was a half day at Shearim. I had to let the administration know that I’m transferring to Neve. I was nervous; I don’t like people to be disappointed or to try to persuade me to do something otherwise…but, there was no pressure at all. The bursar just said I would be a loss, and the admin asked me why out of curiosity, where I gave her a couple reasons and she didn’t push further. Both asked when I would be moving out, since they need room for the influx of girls for Shearim’s summer session, which starts Sunday. I called up Neve’s dorm mother, Brendy, who told me that I could move in Sunday. Perfect. I’ll still go to Shearim for Sunday and Monday class; Tuesday will be at Neve. Brendy asked if I’d like to room with someone in particular. I asked to room with Innessa, a girl from Chicago that I met right before leaving for Israel! It’ll be really nice to know someone J I STILL haven’t seen the new roommate, Tamara! She has been coming and going from out apartment in the mornings and late at night, so I’ve always missed her! I hope I get to see her before I move out on Sunday.
After class yesterday, Dana and I decided to go out and look for some shoes and clothes for her. She’s in shidduchim (dating) and wanted to have a few extra things. She decided that the Ben Yehuda area would be a good place to go. On the way, we stopped at the shuk. The shuk is a crazy outdoor marketplace that sells fruits, veggies, nuts, dried fruits, spices, cheeses, halva, and candies. It was a lot of fun to walk though! I bought a few candied pecans and yellow cherries. Then, we walked on Yaffa Street (runs through west Jerusalem to the Old City) toward Ben Yehuda. On the way, we stopped into every small shoe store and every clothing store. No luck L When we got to Ben Yehuda, it was just full of touristy shops. The actual stores were probably on the side streets, still unknown to us. At the end of Ben Yehuda was a mall. No luck there either, except that it felt good to be in an air-conditioned department store that reminded us of the States. By this time, we had been trekking for close to three hours. We were exhausted. Meanwhile, Laura and Melody had gone to another mall and bought great shells (undershirts). Dana and I thought they were going to buy gifts, so we didn’t go with them.
At night, Laura, Melody, Melanie, and I went to Macarena’s Zumba class in the evening. She switched classes to Sundays and Tuesdays – these days work better for her. I’ll have to find out when Neve’s Zumba classes are. I’d like to keep going to Macarena’s; I love her! I finally called Yelena yesterday; bad bad habit of putting off phone calls L I hope we can get together soon to hang out. I also haven’t seen Jenny since she came to try out Shearim last week…I wonder what she’s up to?
My roommate Dana just got some great news! She really wanted to live with a family because she's older and wants to learn from them about keeping a Jewish home. She was struggling to find a family with a decent financial agreement, and one just came through! A family that lives right next to Shearim! Another girl is already renting a room there, and we were all told the lady is really nice! A girl from Atlanta just came today and she'll be moving into my room instead of Dana. That's why Dana has to pack up so quickly. And I'm leaving Sunday...and Tamara is MIA...what a crazy apartment situation we're all in!
Ahava from Israel!Elina
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