Everyone speaks Hebrew ... in Israel

So,

After much weariness and much searching my plane landed in Tel Aviv Israel! The searching, other than the soul seaking kind, was mostly through my bags. Trying to tell my story to or explain my circumstance has always been interesting, but talking to the custom agent was particularly interesting. They ask a lot of questions, the most difficult being "Why did you choose to study in Israel?", apparenly "on a lark" isn't a very good answer. Therefore I have decided that my new definition of brave would be going through Israeli customs for fun... especially if you aren't jewish, don't know hebrew and have no real reason to study here.

So the dorms ... are also very interesting. The air conditioning requires special mention, or the lack thereof. Everything is in Hebrew, but most road signs are in English and menus can be had in english. The language seems quite interesting in itself, although I still have not reason to be studying it. I might be able to read some of the Old Testament (though I don't mean old in the depracated sense of the word... just older, like a wise granfather).

Some things are a little more expensive, especially fans... I neeed a fan. And there are no Walmarts... as much as I rag on Walmart, it is very nice to have one place with decently priced goods for a normal life... such as that fan, then the bedsheats and all of that.

I have been lucky to meet some great people so far. Everyone is friendly. So, that is cool. It is quite interesting being a "born again" christian, even a new one, in a Jewish land. Things are different, as in the US almost everything has a Christian basis (though doesn't seem to many of us follow through on what is said, I'll leave you to find what Jesus said about doing what you say).

Shalom,
Jaremy
Tel Aviv,
Israel