Drawing to a close...

So I have less than two weeks left in Israel, and I've just started to realize how sad I'm going to be to leave this place. Not the merkaz klitah (I wouldn't mind never seeing this particular building and its overgrowth of mold again), but the country in general and Arad in particular (a little bit). I had my last rehearsal with the Arad orchestra (all ten members were present, I believe), and I'm going to miss it a lot.

It also occured to me that someday, preferably within the next ten to twelve days, I'm going to have to pack. I hate packing. This may just be a good excuse for staying in Israel, right? If I stay, I don't have to attempt to shove all of my belongings into suitcases. I'm also not particularly looking forward to thirteen hours on a plane.

This week at WUJS should be fun, though. Last Monday, the artists had their Arad gallery opening, and this Monday they open in Tel Aviv. It's always kind of amazing to find out that the people I'm living with are talented. Last week, I was just an audience member, but this week I'm backing up three of Brandon's poems with some violin music. We've been practicing so one of us doesn't finish way before the other. Yesterday, it seemed to go fairly well.

Other than that, ulpan and other classes continue on as normal. And the food here still sucks, so maybe I'll go to the store tonight and get some stuff in order to avoid the dining hall!