too tired to write an email to everyone so thought i'd just do a quick update on the last few days on here... yesterday i woke up at 6:30am to drive up north (not *that* north) to an ecological farm. while i don't believe in waking college students up that early for any reason, it was a fun day. at the ecological farm we learned what they're trying to do as an ecological farm. basically they're trying to be as self-sufficient as possible while living as close to the land as they can. all their buildings are built out of natural materials ( like, mud bricks) and they use recylable goods (plastic bottles/bags/etc) as insulation for their buildings. we got a tour of the farm and vegetables. because the vegetables are grown without pesticides or crap like that we could eat the vegetables right off the vine, so to speak. got to try some really good peppers and tomatoes. also learned how to make mud bricks out of dirt/clay/water/hay. ended up with mud all over my face/clothing. SUPER fun. made our own pita and our own spices to go with and also made some incense. totally awesome farm.

after the farm we went to ashkelon to go to the beach there. AMAZING. the sand was soooo clean (someone was shocked to see glass shards and i was like - what? you think a few pieces of glass are bad?) and the water was totally warm and clear. i could see the ground under me while i was in the water!! the tide was super strong and eventually i got out and layed out on the beach in the sun and listened to the ipod. so relaxing and wonderful.

today was mostly uneventful. did homework outside on the grass. went to the gym. potluck dinner upstairs followed by some music/guitar playing/eukulele. then some project runway. now i can't stop coughing. LAMEEEEE

tomorrow should be eventful and email worthy since i have both academic orientation and volunteer orientation.

lailah tov