I just found out that I got into the Peace Building and Conflict Resolution Class that I really wanted to take (and that you had to submit an essay to get into)! I'm really excited for classes to start. But first I have to do two oral exams in Hebrew and a written final. (Keep in mind that I don't know how to speak or write Hebrew). 

To relax this weekend I think we are going to go to the Jerusalem Book Fair and maybe the Dead Sea. 

Also a funny tidbit: Everyone in my hall is trying to move out of our dorms into the new dorms (ours were recently offices that were quickly renovated to accommodate the overseas students they didn't have space for, and the new ones are apartment style with your own room/television/etc.). I have never seen so many people so upset about anything. Everyone's parent's are calling and people are crying. Two girls have gotten moved. One said her two year old ankle sprain was acting up and she couldn't climb the stairs to our hall. The other had her parents write a letter that said she was having mental issues from living in isolation from all the other overseas students. These kids are nuts. But they sure know how to get what they want. 

(Don't worry- I'm managing to keep my psychological issues at bay, although having a bed and desk and heat and water and a kitchen is pretty unbearable. My sanity is defiantly solidified by the Israelis I meet every day- e.g. my substitute Hebrew teacher who had approximately the same hair cut I had when I was 10--mullet/rat tail/something? or the cleaning lady at the gym who I made eye contact with after we were both abruptly confronted with an older gentleman coming out of the locker room in a speedo)

Life here is good- Less balancing and more living. Hope the same is true for all you- love