4th of July, 5th of July, and 6th of July

So on the 4th of July I went to work- which was a little odd for me because at home it's vacation, but here it's just any other day. So after work I took a little nap, and then Eric came over and we cooked dinner. When he arrived, so did both of his apartment mates Jordan and Joel... in their towels. The water wasn't working in their apartments so they walked across the street in their towels to shower here. Joel was in for a little surprise a few seconds after he got into the shower... we didn't have water either. So Eric and I had to improvise a little with dinner but we made it work. After Eric, Amy, and I met at the bus stop to head to Tel Aviv. There we were meeting up with Shay, Marisa, Rachel Davis, Ari Orenstein, Emily (who I work with), and her bf at Mike's Place- which is an American bar. Probably the only place in the whole country the cared about the 4th of July. It was pretty fun, a band played some American music and we all just hung out. After Rachel, Eric, Ari, Emily, Yair, and I went to the beach to just hang out and wish there were fireworks. We then got gelatto and then everyone went home.

Yesterday was relatively boring. I went to work, walked around a little in Tel Aviv. I'm trying to find a comfy pair of going out shoes, but no one really speaks enough English to really help me. It's frustrating. I then got a hair wrap. It's pretty cool and will last about 3 months. After I met up with Rachel and Eric and we went to this secular Torah study. Personally I wasn't a fan, but others liked it. Then Eric, Rachel, and I went to Japanika for dinner- sushi is amazing in Israel. Afterwards I went back to Bat Yam and they went to the beach. I went to Marisa's apt to plan our trip to Jordan. We got it all figured out which is awesome. We are going on the Desert Eco Tours and doing a 2 day 1 night. One day in Petra, one in Wadi Rum, and the overnight is with Bedouin hospitality.

Today was also pretty uneventful. I went to work. For lunch I met up with Shelly who worked in the art center at Chi last summer- she works about 2 blocks from where I do so that was nice to see her. After work I came home and did a little more work because I dont have a key and everyone left early. Then we had a meeting about the last 2 days. After Rachel and I went to the supermarket to buy food for dinner and for lunch tomorrow. We're now going to go meet Ari at the beach in Tel Aviv to just hang out.

I'll post before I leave for Jordan. Feel free to comment with any questions or what not about previous or this current post.