Tuesday, September 2, 2008

I'm finally home

Greetings from da holy land!

Hey, It's Zachary from my dorm room in Jerusalem. it's about 8:15 AM and I'm about to go to Tefilla. The flight was long, but it was enjoyable with all the new people anxious to get to Israel. We got to the airport and got picked up by our staff. We went to the Costel, and talked about how this trip is not necessarily about the history of Israel, but about modern day Israel and how we're going to be a part of the culture for the next segment of our lives. We arrived at Beit Nativ, the hostel that we'll be staying at for the next 5 months and we promptly recieved our Israel Phones and neccessary information. We woke up the next morning and we began to learn about the Nativ life. That was followed by a night of hanging out at Ben Yehudah street. Shwarma never tasted so good. My personal favorite flavor as of now is lamb shwarma with cole slaw, hummus, tachina, a little charif (spicy), and some israeli salad. It's fantastic. It's great being where I belong.

-Z

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Nice to know that you got there safe and sound. If you like shwarma so much, perhaps you should learn how to make it?

What's the weather like? I hope that you have a great Shabbat!

Love,
Mom

Louis Kaplan said...

Good to know you are getting settled. Who knows maybe you will become the shwarma king and rival the golden arches? What classes are you taking and how does that occupy your time? What is your exact location so we can fix the satellite on you? Callie's spaying is done and we pick her up from the vet this morning. Jenner was lost without her. Will send you pictures of them as they grow up. Expect you to become a bronzed Israeli g-d.
Lou

Unknown said...

im so glad you're having a good time!
miss you!