I was talking with Dani recently about blogs and she was wondering if I would continue mine. I had figured I wouldn't as I was no longer traveling and that had been the point of this blog. However, I realized that I could then do a reverse-travel blog and that I could write this blog for all of the people that I met while I was traveling, ones who are curious about what I'm up to now that I'm "home" (there will be more discussion on this topic later). So from now on, this blog will be more about everyday life, updated when I feel like it and geared towards people not in the US or New England area. Let's see, I last wrote in the end of May, just before the end of classes. A ... read more

Many other people have gone to the beach earlier in the semester, but I kept putting it off for some reason. I said I had work, or I was tired, or didn't feel like making the shlep all the way down the mountain. Finally Saturday, I went and salsa'd on the beach. It was a beautiful day, though a little too cold to swim, so we danced instead. One of my friends brought a small stereo and on the boardwalk we talked and danced and danced and talked. It was a lovely afternoon, not crowded but definitely full of happy beach-goers, children riding bikes, grandparents with grandchildren, young people swimming (the brave ones), parents running after children. Then getting back from the beach yesterday I hung out with neighbors and friends, who were celebrating "Lag B'Omer", ... read more

Time has already begun to fly; I leave in less than three months! It's truly unbelievable. I'm going to have to start finding things about Israel that I hate so that it will be easier to leave. As you can see, some of the pictures are a bit old, from when my parents were visiting. I also took a few from the costume shopping for Purim, the Purim parties and salsa. I also decorated my room with all the maps and tickets that I got from all over Europe and finally it feels nice and homey (as you can see). The semester is officially underway, and everything should be settling down and yet they aren't. I have so much to do for next year and this summer that its dizzying, but at least my classes are ... read more

We are here and happy to report that all is well! Now that is cleared up, I can give a short report about our recent adventures. I say "we" as I was met by mom at the bus station in Rome, on an unfortunately rainy day but we still made the most of it, running between the Colleseum, the Forum and later the fountain of Trevi, taking many great photos. The next morning we were off to the coast! We took a nice train ride down to Salerno, and managed to stay only slightly alarmed when the train started back towards Rome when we were only in Naples (it ended up being just fine, but very confusing!). We explored around Amalfi town, where we are currently staying, and had a lovely evening of freshly made paninis ... read more

Well I'm here! I got in last night and have been hanging out with my friend Will for the last 24 hours. We interned together this summer in Peru, so we've had fun catching up on what's been going on for the last 6 months. He's studying abroad here for the year, so he's a good tour guide. Let's see, I left Amsterdam on Wednesday for Belgium. It wasn't too long of a bus ride and soon I was in snowy, dreary Brussels. The amazing chocolate and delicious waffles made up for it, and I had a fun time wandering around the city for a few hours. I stopped into a pub and read for a while, planning out what I wanted to do in England and where. I stayed the night with a friend of ... read more