hebrew passwords

so, my computer has recently discovered a new talent: speaking hebrew. unfortunately, for a chronic password-forgetter like me, trying to reset my password to log onto my blog when all the instructions were in hebrew was a challenge.

anyway, here i am, finally. not much has happened the last few days. on friday me and my roommates karen (whos from gordon, and studied here last semester), jenna, and anna went out to the jewish shuk (market) in the new city. we walked around, tried some foods, got lunch, and then anna and karen went back to campus for class. jenna and i went to the old city and walked around. we've been trying to learn our way, and we're doing pretty well, if i say so myself.

friday night was shabbat. here at juc they have a special shabbat dinner. everyone eats at the same time, and the tables are decorated and people dress up. before eating a short shabbat ceremony was held. candles were lit, blessing were spoken, songs were sung, and challah was eaten (yum!)

on saturday jenna and matt and i went walking through the new city, which was eerily quiet due to shabbat. all the shops and restaurants were closed, and there were very few people around. we wandered for a while, and then returned to campus, where i again pretended to do homework for several hours (i say pretended, because no matter how long i spend, i never seem to get anywhere).

on sunday we went on a field study through the city of david, the western wall, and a couple other places (for pics, check out my facebook). it was a long day, beginning at 7, ending at 5, with an hour in between for lunch. but despite all the walking, it was a really great day!

monday was filled with classes and pretending to do homework. and tuesday (today) was much the same, except it was very sunny and warm, so i did some reading outside on the roof.

so, that gives a small taste of a normal few days for me now. i miss you all and would love to hear from anyone who has questions, or just wants to say 'hi'. talk to you all later!