Well, my first week of hebrew language lessons have finished.  im currently going to whats called an Ulpan.  Its three times a week, mon, wed & thursday  for 4 hours for the next….  5 months. So im only three classes in, but ive got some observations so far.  First off, i took some hebrew classes in vancouver a few years ago.  by the end i was able to read-ish, but they were only once a week and i wasnt using the language at all.  anyways,…

As i sit here gorging myself on humus and pita, its currently raining outside.  in the three weeks ive been here, its the first time ive seen rain. this morning noa and i went running again.  we had taken four days off due to both being ill, and we were finally feeling better.  it was overcast out, and a little chilly getting started.  i am in shorts and a running shirt only though.  apparently on overcast days forecasting rain, the locals dont exercise.  i think…

i would rate internet access as one of those basic human needs.  sure, its nice to disconnect, and not have to be checking your phone or email every 5 min, but when you need to use the internet, you want it to be fast. i think i got extremely spoiled in vancouver.  we had 100Mbps down, and about 5 up.  this was fantastic, as you never feel like your waiting for a webpage to load, and i was even able to backup roughly 200GB’s of…