4/23/2014
While my intention was to write in this blog more frequently I guess life got in the way. I have been living in Israel for three months and two weeks. In that time I managed to move to Tel Aviv, start a job, quit a job and get an internship. Here's the story...
I was diligently looking for work in Israel while I was in the U.S. but I knew it was nearly impossible to get work when you are over a thousand miles away so I didn't have my hopes up. A friend connected me with someone who works at a security consulting company in Tel Aviv. It seemed perfect. The assignment they gave me took me nearly nine hours to complete but every bit of it was interesting and a learning experience. I got off the plane and as soon as I got internet back at Dan's apartment in Jerusalem I saw an email from the company asking to call them ASAP. The next morning I called and they asked me to come in for an interview. Silly me thought I was going to be doing ulpan right now. They offered me the job, my first job offer! It was a dream come true. I move to Israel and get a job offer nearly the day I arrive.
Unfortunately, it wasn't quite the right fit for me. A combination of things led me to quit my job and reconnect with the contacts I had made 6 or so months ago when I was visiting Dan after my summer in Jordan. One of my contacts panned out and landed me an internship at an amazing nonprofit in Jerusalem called Search for Common Ground (SFCG). No it's not paid, but yes it could lead to a job and definitely great connections.
SFCG is an international nonprofit based in the US with offices in 34 countries. I'm pretty psyched. Hopefully it will be a fruitful experience, albeit the nearly 2 hour commute to their office might be a bit painful. Either way it will be a new adventure that hopefully I will blog about more diligently than my previous endeavors in Israel.
It's amazing how time passes differently while you are in school and while you are just living life...as may I dare say, an adult. In school you reach what seems huge accomplishments in very short periods of time, passing exams, finals, semesters and finally academic years. While I've done a lot of different things in the since I've graduated I cannot say I have advanced myself very far professionally. However, if there is one thing that I've learned from being in Israel it's that I'm young. I should take this time to explore and understand what I want to do in life, what I like to do and understand that it'll all come together eventually. It may take awhile but it will.
Now I'm going to focus on making friends, learning Hebrew, and doing my internship. One step at a time.
While my intention was to write in this blog more frequently I guess life got in the way. I have been living in Israel for three months and two weeks. In that time I managed to move to Tel Aviv, start a job, quit a job and get an internship. Here's the story...
I was diligently looking for work in Israel while I was in the U.S. but I knew it was nearly impossible to get work when you are over a thousand miles away so I didn't have my hopes up. A friend connected me with someone who works at a security consulting company in Tel Aviv. It seemed perfect. The assignment they gave me took me nearly nine hours to complete but every bit of it was interesting and a learning experience. I got off the plane and as soon as I got internet back at Dan's apartment in Jerusalem I saw an email from the company asking to call them ASAP. The next morning I called and they asked me to come in for an interview. Silly me thought I was going to be doing ulpan right now. They offered me the job, my first job offer! It was a dream come true. I move to Israel and get a job offer nearly the day I arrive.
Unfortunately, it wasn't quite the right fit for me. A combination of things led me to quit my job and reconnect with the contacts I had made 6 or so months ago when I was visiting Dan after my summer in Jordan. One of my contacts panned out and landed me an internship at an amazing nonprofit in Jerusalem called Search for Common Ground (SFCG). No it's not paid, but yes it could lead to a job and definitely great connections.
SFCG is an international nonprofit based in the US with offices in 34 countries. I'm pretty psyched. Hopefully it will be a fruitful experience, albeit the nearly 2 hour commute to their office might be a bit painful. Either way it will be a new adventure that hopefully I will blog about more diligently than my previous endeavors in Israel.
It's amazing how time passes differently while you are in school and while you are just living life...as may I dare say, an adult. In school you reach what seems huge accomplishments in very short periods of time, passing exams, finals, semesters and finally academic years. While I've done a lot of different things in the since I've graduated I cannot say I have advanced myself very far professionally. However, if there is one thing that I've learned from being in Israel it's that I'm young. I should take this time to explore and understand what I want to do in life, what I like to do and understand that it'll all come together eventually. It may take awhile but it will.
Now I'm going to focus on making friends, learning Hebrew, and doing my internship. One step at a time.
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