Okay...quick recap of the past few days. My money did NOT come in at the bank (as I thought) however....Natalie, another intern in the program with me, her loan money came in. And since they were drawn on the same bank, they allowed me to take out more money based on the fact that her checks were good and mine probably would be too. The story is that Wednesday morning (only a handful of hours away) should be the day. I, again, doubt it...but we shall see.
Here's some fabulous news....I got the keys to my apartment today! How thoroughly amazing!!! :) I move in tomorrow. The landlady, she's just amazing. After we got everything sorted out with the contract and money and such, she tried to give me furniture. These crazy Israelis....
I went to a Jewish wedding tonight in Jerusalem. The word "amazing" so does not do justice to what I experienced today. The ceremony, in Hebrew, was entirely beyond me. But the reception afterwards...oh my goodness - it was the happiest, most joyful, exciting, exuberant celebration I've ever been to. And there were some crazy dancing Jews there too, let me tell you. It was amazing. And I'm talking, old people. The father of the groom, he was being thrown up in the air by the men (it was an orthodox wedding
I'm going to go read for a bit and go to bed. Today was non-stop...way more busy than I even want to think about. Nonetheless, I love you all - AND.... (drumroll please......) here is my address:
Teresa Tucker
Dizengoff 269
Apt. 10
Tel Aviv, Israel
Okay, and I don't know the postal code yet. I'll work on that. I'm sure there's someplace on the internet I could find it, but I'm not up for that much exertion at this point. I'm thoroughly exhausted. Love you!
1 comment:
"And there were some crazy dancing Jews there too..."
Hahahaha! I think this is my next post's title.
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