Apples & Honey

This is where I live in relation to downtown and of course the beach.
(I am the "A") 

I moved in to my apartment in Kiryat Shalom on Tuesday. I am in the bigger apartment out of the two and there are a total of 10 of us living here. There are two floors, two kitchens, three bathrooms, and a pretty amazing terrace. Anna and I share a room on the second floor and despite the size our room has a door leading outside which makes up for everything. I can't complain when I can just walk out my door and look out on a spectacular view of Tel Aviv.  Not to mention there is a little store below are apartment which comes in handy in case we really need something.

Living in the city has definitely been an adjustment from the Kibbtuz, but is so nice to have my stuff unpacked. 

Last night my roommate and I went to a host family's house for Rosh Hashanah dinner (the pairing was set up by the program). I cannot even explain to you the house that we went to. The family lives in North Tel Aviv, very close to main branch of Beit Daniel- which runs Tikkun Olam. On holidays the buses don't run, so there are Sherut which are taxis that basically run the route of the buses. So for 6 shekels you pile into this taxi van and just hope you are going where you need to. Thankfully it worked out for us. 

We went to the house of Eli and Tamar- who were both born in the Israel, but lived in the states for about 20 years so they both spoke english very well. Their three children were there with their husbands/wives and grandchildren. I can't even begin to describe the food because I don't want to drool on my computer, but let's just say I did not hold back and they even gave us food to take home. They invited us over again and I hope they know I will take them up on the offer. 

We came home with purses full of papers with emails, phone numbers, and secrets to living in the tel aviv. Their two daughters are in their twenties so we will definitely be meeting up with them in the future. It's nice to have some connections in the city.

I celebrated the holiday sitting on the beautiful beach, so I really cannot complain. It takes about 45 min- an hour to walk to the beach, but I will hopefully be getting a bike soon so I can cruise all over the city.