Now that Hebrew has started, my situation is starting to feel a little less dream-like and a little more real. I have my first quiz tomorrow, which is a little intimidating. It's so exciting to slowly be getting a grasp on what everyone is saying. For example, yesterday on the bus we were (a little) lost and we asked this girl for directions. She didn't really speak English, but she said a bunch of words and then "lo po". From my advanced Hebrew knowledge I happened to know this meant "not here". I was very proud of myself (but still lost).

This bus trip was to see the Israel museum which ended up being closed, so we just walked around. It is amazing how many different neighborhoods there are so close together. One second you are in a third world country and the next you are in some fancy European city. Its so cool. 

I also watched the inauguration last night- pretty awesome. It was so cool to watch it over here. It really gives you a new perspective on the importance (and insignificance) of America. It must be weird to be living something that is seen as just an agenda item. I can't imagine all this fitting somewhere randomly on Obama's check list... but I guess that's the way world politics work. Anyway- his speech was amazing and I'm so glad I got to see it. It really made me believe we/I could fix a lot of things that have been going wrong. 

I think I  am going to Tel Aviv this weekend- I'm sure that will produce some interesting stories. LOVE!!!