Happpy Halloween everyone! halloween is pretty much non-existent here although on halloween we found an american bar and got a good taste of home. it was actually a weird feeling having been away from the american culture for so long.
I can't believe it has been 2 months already! We have really become a part of this town. There is a little convenient store around the corner from us, that we go to for just about every little thing and any little thing we need. The man behind the counter knows us well by now. Just the other day my friend was in the store and she realized she didn't have enough money with her, so he said don't worry just pay me tomorrow! Later that evening I asked him if he had any markers I could buy, he said no but he reached into his pocket, took out a marker and told me to bring it back when I was done. Also, just yesterday as we were waiting for the bus from work a woman asked me, does this bus go to tzomat sirkin? (a part of Petach Tikva) and I knew that it did, i I had given this woman advice like a local, and in hebrew!
We only have 3 more weeks left here. I'm not ready to leave, i really love my roommates and my apartment. More than anything i love my job. The kids at work are amazing. Every day i learn more and more about their backgrounds and why they act the way they act. It's amazing to see the changes in them and the good kids that they really are. Knowing all of their names, playing games with them, serving them dinner because we don't know if they'll have food to eat when they get home, and hugging them goodbye and seeing the smiles on their faces is seriously the most fulfilling thing. A lot of the kids have so many problems and the other madrichot (counselors) and i just remind them that we love them, and that we care about them and that's all we can do. The other day we brought out the box of costumes from the back and all the kids started dressing up and jumping around. It's so great to see the smiles on their faces, you would never know about their situations with the big smiles they carry most of the time. The kids represent such innocence and it's amazing to be a part of their lives.
This last shabbat, the boys next door and i did our normal shabbat ritual of walking to the park- it's such a pretty park and on shabbat all of the families are there. It's fun to see the kids and their families but it definitely makes me miss home. When i'm there i always think about how these kids will think back to their childhood and think about this park and the shabbats they spent there, like i think about the games of kick-the-can Greg and I played with the friends around the neighborhood.
The elections are tomorrow and it will be very weird to be over here for them. Tomorrow will be a day for history and i'm going to do everything i can to find a tv and find out who my next president is!
Happy voting everyone! -xoxoSteph
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