the impending trip back....

Well, it's really happening. I'm really coming back to the states. And soon. June 5, to be exact. Hashem, in H-s continual kindness, has set me up wonderfully for my time back. I'll be living by the Greenwalds (by the way, the "by" really means "at." It's just a frum thing, what can I say - frum grammar has its own rules), and working for Kramer and Frank - the law office I worked for before I was priviledged to work for Reb Yari. This is mutual beneficial, I know their official and procedures. Also, they know me and my religious needs. I'm looking forward. What else? I get to be home in time for Tzippora Elefant's wedding (I think I already mentioned this). These are only a few of the things which are making the trip back that much more pleasant.

Of course, I'm not looking forward to the culture shock, but b'ezras Hashem, it will be okay, and I won't faint when I go into Target for the first time (from the sheer amount of items available for purchase).

Neve is doing a play, "Elevated," about two girls - one frum and one not who are stuck in an elevator together and are forced to bond. It's cute. I'm "in charge" of the music for it (I guess that makes me the musical director, which is exciting), so I'm doing the choir, arranging the music, etc. It's a lot of fun, but also a lot of work.

Oh, by the way - Shavuous is tonight!!!!! After this holiday, I'll have experienced all the holidays in Eretz Yisrael. That's very exciting. I'm eating by Maya Davidovici's cousins tonight (The Epsteins) and then classes, walking to the Kotel, and then lunch tomorrow (at 3pm) by R'Chalkowskis. That is very exciting. The second day, myself, Maya and Sharone (two of my friends and apartmentmates) are eating food which Maya and Sharone made (I contributed only financially this time - they are great cooks these girls). I'm looking forward.

Chag Sameach!

has it really been 2 and a half months?

What can I say? Baruch Hashem, I've been super-busy with other things in life and have had no time to type. Also, since my camera is still broken, my incentive has been greatly diminished. However, a brief update:

My schedule is still the same - learning all the time! Yay! We're now learning Megillas Rus (for Shavuous) and Sefer Daniel (for the Aramaic - R'Chalkowski told us that after we can read this sefer, Hebrew will be no problem for us!!!). It's a lot of fun. I'm really enjoying myself.

What else? There's a play which Neve is putting on June 3ish. I get to organize the music. Our Eim Bayit (house mother) wrote the melodies, I put the chords to it and and am giving it to a girl to play piano. I'm directing the choir, doing the harmonies and finding flute and violin players. I might even play sax. We'll see. There are only two songs, which is good, because otherwise I would probably be totally overwhelmed!! It's going to be really good, I think. I also get to play the character of the mom of one of the leads (which is actually played by one of my roommates!). It's cute.

We took a trip up north right before Rosh Chodesh, so that was really fun. I hope to put up some pictures of it (maybe) before I leave. We'll see. At the rate I'm going.... Really, though, it's become a bit of a shlep to get to internet access, and since my life is, Baruch Hashem, fairly routine, I just don't get around to it much anymore!

Finally, I'm coming back to the states on June 5. I get to go to Tzipporah Elefant's wedding in NYC, due to the timing of my arrival back in the states. I'm very excited for that.

That's all for now!