Quick Update: I'm Too Lazy/Busy (mostly lazy tho) to Blog Everyday :)
Alright so I need to post another blog real quik just so everyone knows I am alive. Israel still rocks. I went to Jerusalem yesterday for the day to visit a friend who was on the trip that I staffed back in January. We saw the church of the holy sepulchre, where jesus was crucified and later buried. i got a falafel for 4 sheckels, which is less than a dollar. it was delicious. i met up with my roommate naomi later on when my friend had to meet up with his girlfriend. i had a huge beer. it was delicious also. then we had ethiopian food my friend came back so it was 5 of us. it was decicious. i came back at around 11 pm with naomi and spent like $23 for the entire day total. awesome.
my stomach hasnt hurt in over a day. that is good. i like not hurting. hurting is bad. maybe if i type another sentence it will start hurting again...oh no...just kidding its fine for now.
we started ulpan class today (hebrew classes). it was really crazy going to a school and having to bust out a notebook again and learn. i promised myself i would never take a class in a school again (at least for a while). i guess i was wrong. but this is really a good thing im learning. i have studied a lot already tonite. daniel and i are going to take out a few israeli girls tonight. actually, we dont have a car so they are taking us out. oh yeah, and also we dont know where to go so i think thats up to them too. they were supposed to be here 15 minutes ago but israelis are always late. i hate late people...
we volunteered packing supplies for families up north today for about 4 hours. we packed up 25 pallets of food. sounds like nothing but they told us we were one of the best groups they ever had. we could have done maybe twice as much but we kept rolling tape and plastic into a ball and using a cardboard tube to play baseball.

hey, were volunteers, what do they expect? just kidding, they told us to take breaks so instead of sitting we did that. it felt really amazing to finally be doing some volunteer work in israel, and just knowing that what we were doing was going to be helping people up in the north. we are going back on thursday with another group of volunteers that got into israel today doing a different program called WIZO, they are studying trauma in israel. i guess now is a good time to be here for that unfortunately.

we have been watching the news and are glad at what we are seeing but are very unsure as to what kinds of things are going to come about soon or down the road from what has been going on. like always we are praying for the best and hope that all of you back in the states continue to support israel. you all have no idea how much support from america for israel means to this country. alright, this is getting ridiculous, i need to call these girls beacuse NO ONE stands up daniel and I! Haha kidding again they will be here. sorry for the short sentences but this is just supposed to be an update and nothing more. im too lazy and busy now to write for an hour every day. ill write again and sorry to all those who liked reading my blogs every day. sooooooon you shall have your fun again. but it wont be every day and it will be like this. miss you all!


8 Comments:
yay glad to see youre doing so well! ive been crazy busy here in bama with rush and dealing with tons of shit. ill be sure to tell you about it, youll like the story about the guy i was dating. but i hope you stay safe!!!! talk to you soon! i should have internet hopefully in the next week or so at my apt so maybe we can talk more again!
2:06 PM
shit i forgot to sign it again.
~al~
2:07 PM
Yet, Ben you must relize who the best carboard bat baseball player is.....Yep its definetly Jay. One day you will get to his expertise, but just remember practice makes perfect. Keep shooting for the stars buddy....
3:32 PM
Hey bud---
sounds like you are having an amazing time. I'm jealous. A few questions for ya. 1- i heard you are the man to talk about our security deposits, and if we will ever see those puppies. 2- just curiuos to see if it would cost 1987938743 dollars to get a personal hukkah shipped from your sweet ass to LA. i will pay top dollar! miss you
Randy
8:55 PM
Hey babe it's Dawn! Im glad you are having a blast there and are SAFE! Sounds like you are adapting to your new home very well. Gotta show them how to drink like Americans!!!! Stay safe, have fun, and behave with those girls....:) Love ya and miss you lots!
9:12 PM
ben, its nights like tonight i wish you were back in the states so i could talk to you and cheer up some. dont worry, ill be fine. my 21st is in 5 days. woo. actually i couldnt care less about it. anyways, just wanted to say hi, update soon. if you wanna know whats going on and why im upset ill give you my journal link, after all its only fair bc you gave me yours:) anyways, stay safe. miss you and hope to hear from you soon!!!!!
~al~
3:38 AM
Ben Shimon, good to see you are keeping up with all that good info they taught us in Sunday school hehe.
-Jason Back
8:40 AM
Ben!!! what happened to your vision?! the AMAZING story you were going to tell the rest of the world. I wait daily for an update to no avail! start posting so i can continue reading about your adventures!
10:43 PM
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