Spending a semester in Israel gave me the opportunity to meet many new people, visit new and very interesting places, and embrace a culture that takes the time to enjoy life and its many gifts. So after almost six months of being in Israel, enjoying the great weather, beach, beautiful בנות and overall chillness of the Israeli lifestyle I returned to the United States and got back to a quasi real life, if that. The flight home was probably the easiest trans-Atlantic flight I ever took, even though the movies that were being shown on the personal screens were some of the worst that I never seen.
After the 2.5 hour drive from the Newark airport I arrived home to be greeted by my whole immediate family and three great friends, Jon, Syd and Leslie. This being the day before my birthday, they came with bagels and beer, and as we sipped on our Coronas and ate our bagels and cream cheese the transition from Israel to the States was made easier due to these three. Also, my mom set up a little BBQ at the house as a welcoming home/ birthday party. It was the hottest and most humid day of the summer so far but it seemed that everyone enjoyed themselves and it was nice seeing and catching up with friends and family. Everyone inquired how my trip was but the question that was the second most frequently asked was "what are you doing with your summer?" and not having a good response or even a faint idea of how to answer I tried to divert attention away from me and point out their insecurities. Though this question still lingers over my head I am either getting an internship with Point Roll, a digital media company outside of Philadelphia, or taking summer class somewhere in the state of Pennsylvania or Michigan.
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