Traveling to haifa--what fun! 747s are freaking huge! I mean, the jets on that plane are as big in diameter as I am tall. Very cool. The most notable part is the fact that there was a guy on my plane with amazing ear hair---I mean serious tufts.

First 6.5 hour flight was easy---got to frankfurt at 7 am ish local time (midnight at home)--flight left at 10:05, in between met up with the two people I knew were on my flight--and adventured onwards! The flight from frankfurt to תל אביב was short, like 3.5 hours--granted I slept through alsmot the entire thing so it seemed super short. Getting through customs was no big deal, and went without incident. Went to go get a sheirut to haifa--these shared taxis, and who is on the same taxi, and studying in Haifa, but Liora Diamond, who I graduated from CAP with and haven't seen since. We get to the university, find our rooms---see pictures below, and I run into the one person I knew was going to be in the program with me, who it turns out is my suitemate! Wacky.

Some room pictures to make mom happy---

my suite--my room is the first on the left


straight ahead inside the door

a little further in and to the left---I made my bed after this


and my very own bathroom!!!!

Anyway, writing now, at 9 we're watching a movie and then probably bedtime--hebrew placement test is early tomorrow---8 am!