It's 1am as I'm writing this, which means I will be in the airport in 9 and a half hours. It's really hard to believe. I keep thinking, this is where my life thus far has led me; things have been leading up to this event, spending a year in Israel. This is an end, a beginning, the start of a wonderful journey.
My parents and grandparents threw me a going away party today. Everybody is so nice to me! A few people from Vassar came, and it was wonderful to see them. Also cousins, high school friends, family friends. I already feel so lucky to be able to go to Israel, but many people who came today brought me gifts. Gifts! I'm going away, I get to spend a fabulous year in Israel, and I get gifts for this!
Well, the real reason I decided to post--again--before I even got to Israel was to give everybody my address for the first few months:
Mariel Boyarsky
Ulpan
Kibbutz Yagur
Israel 30065
A closing thought. As Jackie was leaving my house today she made me promise I'd come back at the end of the year. She made me promise I wouldn't stay in Israel forever, promise that I'd be back by next fall to finish my senior year at Vassar. A promise not to fall in love with Israel too quickly and never come home. Imagine this. I'm going to a place that I will love so much, a country so fantastic that I might not want to come home to Vassar. And I am already in love with Vassar.
That's kind of powerful. It's going to be a great year.
2 comments:
MAriel ,
It's your first comment from the real place - ISRAEL !
So, I'm sending you from here to here.... may this will be the great journey of your life !
And this blog will take mama Robin a "few" years back...
Hope to see you soon
Shay Rosenblum
ISRAEL
P.S
Don't give any promises about next fall...
Hi mariel
you made me cry and I cant stop
it's so wonderfull to be in love with israel . you are goinng to have the time of life stay in love ... we all need many neshamot like you
see you soon in isreal
neshikot
mira daniels (gabrieele rena's friend's mom)
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