It's approximately 6am in Israel, I gave up on sleeping an hour and a half ago. Day 1 and jet lag has beat me. I'm feeling so many things right now. Today I became an Israeli citizen, allowing me to join my boyfriend in his home country. I am so privileged to have this opportunity to start my life here.
These past 5 months I have been mostly living at home in St. Louis with my parents. It was rough at times, but I truly am glad I was able to get to know St. Louis a little better, intern at an amazing nonprofit and spend more time with my parents and brothers. It was never my intention to stay there, I dreamt of getting a federal job and living in DC. When that didn't pan out, not so surprisingly, I spent my time researching jobs in Israel and found a vibrant International Relations nonprofit and private organization base in Israel.
Now I'm here and have no idea what I'll be doing! I signed up for Ulpan Etzion in Jerusalem and plan on moving in on Monday, I have really embraced this go with the flow Israeli attitude (well maybe only kinda embraced it) and am seeing what each day will surprise me with. I'm glad to actually have made this dream a reality. I had been debating about moving to Israel ever since I got back from Jordan in August.
I am so happy to have a path to follow and substantial goals to work towards. I am excited to make my life in Israel work for me, although I know there will be many stumbling blocks along the way.
These past 5 months I have been mostly living at home in St. Louis with my parents. It was rough at times, but I truly am glad I was able to get to know St. Louis a little better, intern at an amazing nonprofit and spend more time with my parents and brothers. It was never my intention to stay there, I dreamt of getting a federal job and living in DC. When that didn't pan out, not so surprisingly, I spent my time researching jobs in Israel and found a vibrant International Relations nonprofit and private organization base in Israel.
Now I'm here and have no idea what I'll be doing! I signed up for Ulpan Etzion in Jerusalem and plan on moving in on Monday, I have really embraced this go with the flow Israeli attitude (well maybe only kinda embraced it) and am seeing what each day will surprise me with. I'm glad to actually have made this dream a reality. I had been debating about moving to Israel ever since I got back from Jordan in August.
I am so happy to have a path to follow and substantial goals to work towards. I am excited to make my life in Israel work for me, although I know there will be many stumbling blocks along the way.
