Mini-Update

I apologize for the lack of writing. I've been both busy and away from internet access. So...here's a quick update (I'm currently writing in an internet cafe and have only NINE minutes remaining!):

• I moved into my apartment and have already received a nasty note from my neighbors saying Daive is too loud. It was written in Hebrew (of course) and I had the friendly clerk at the nearby convenience store translate it for me.
• I LOVE my apartment. Daive and I figured out a better place for her to stay where she is quieter, and there have been no more nasty notes, which helps in me loving the apartment. It's three blocks from the port (and therefore, the Mediterranean sea). Amazing, huh? There's a landromat across the street half a block away, a 24-hour grocery up the block, a pet supply store on the other side of the block, and a school with some grass in front of it on the other side of the block (for Daive). It's perfect!
• University starts a week from tomorrow...I'm not sure if I'm dreading it or looking forward to it. Looking forward to it, I think...but mostly because I've pretty much run out of reading materials.
• I've finished Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series...anyone else read any or all of the books?
• No lie about this...seriously....one of my students is named Fakhr Fakhr. That's his first name...AND his last name. Fakhr Fakhr. Mary told me I should get him a movie poster from "Meet the Parents." He wouldn't get it.

Okay...five minutes left, and I need to get home to Daive anyway. Ah yes...first though - I have a cell phone now! Number is (and yes, I'm so shameful and in need of love from the "outside world" that I'll post my number here) :) country code: 972, number: 052 476 1888. My Dad called me using a calling card and said he didn't have to put the 0 in the 052 in to dial me. Whatever. I love you and miss you all...sorry for my absence!