Well, I think it's been a really long time since I last wrote, so I owe an apology, and an excuse of course. (I was really busy and tired...) Hahaha!

I spent the end of succot in Tzur Hadassah but actually slept half day. Yes, I needed the sleep! It was simchat torah and the shul I was at went with everyone dancing and singing around the torahs all the way to the sephardic shul nearby. It was really great. And it was a beautiful feeling when one of the women brought a torah into our side to dance with. All the kids had a really great time, too. I started putting kids on my shoulders and got other girls into it, too. Those kids had so much fun!

Once succot was really over, everyone has been getting back into their regular routines. For me that means that I'm finally figuring out some sort of routine for myself. I can't say that I'm totally figured out, but I have much more of a solid routine than before. I know which kindergartens I'll be in each day of the week, and hopefully it will feel like routine soon.

My other job here is working with the youth director, which is a less structured job for me. It looks like I'll have scheduled busy nights, but as far as times and things, nothing feels too structured for now.

Soon I'll probably be running a "girls night" once a week for young teenage girls. It is going to be a lot of fun. We're going to learn cool practical stuff, have deep and sincere conversations, and hopefully bond together better. It's a great idea.

I just found out that I'm going to be getting from sherut leumi money each month to buy a free monthly bus card for Jerusalem buses. That rocks!!! It's all because I don't live at home. Oh, I'm also getting a bit more pocket money because of that, too.

Besides for sherut leumi, my old roomie from P'ninim is getting married in Jerusalem today! I'm so happy I get to be at the wedding. And I'm really hoping to be able to get new clothes and boots when I go to Jerusalem, but I'm not entirely sure I'll be able to do that. I only have a certain amount of money on my as it is.

Anyway, things are trying to get settled here, so I would guess that might happen in the next two weeks.