I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

Ok the thing is that there is almost no one on the kibbutz who has internet, which is the reason that I haven't been updating thing. This place is quite removed from the rest of the world, even though it is still definitely Israel. But I have been eating the freshest avocado and tomoato and every other fruit and vegetable that you can think of, it is awesome.

I will definitely write more about the kibbutz when I have time, but the other thing I wanted to comment on was the duality of the Israeli culture, constantly walking the line between an ancient culture/religion, and a modern Western nation. It is so interesting to me to observe the way families still gather together on Friday night to bring in Shabbat (the Sabbath) together, and yet they will also be out in the malls (which are as modern as anything you would see in the US) on the so-called Day of Rest (Saturday).

And I got my official Israeli ID card today! As my uncle said, now I am a "real Israeli."

I'm going to go to Jerusalem to visit a cousin on the day after tomorrow for a few days, and then return here for the Purim celebrations. Purim here is like Halloween, but with a history behind it (doesn't everything Jewish have a history? haha....) and it's the one day of the year where it is a mizvah (holy good deed) to drink yourself silly. So that should be interesting.