Much ado about nothing..

So I have successfully managed to access the internet from inside my apartment! With ten days to go, I have finally broken through the barrier of technology and have connected with civilization from the comfort (or lack thereof) of my bed, of that's what this four cornered rock can be called.
I don't have much to update on... I just felt like writing and reflecting as I begin the wait for my new cell phone to be delivered (my other one decided it didn't like me anymore), This summer has been a whirlwind of so many different experiences...from living in an apartment in an unfamiliar city, to exploring the history of the country, to improving my Hebrew, to working with kids from a very very different background than anyone I know from home, to spending all of my money and then some :). So much has happened this summer, and I feel so connected and at home here. The thing is, being away gives you a new perspective on being home. I think it is hard to realize just how much you love being with people who know you and love you,

or just how delicious your mom's cooking is, or how soft your dog is,
or how nice it is to drive down the street and know where you are, until you have been away for awhile. It is easy to think of moving far away, easy to think it won't be hard to be away from everything you know, until you actually are doing it. Maybe for some people it actually is easy. For me, it has been a roller coaster all summer. Sometimes I can't think of anything besides how much I want to stay here and how I would do anything to not get on a plane back to the States just yet, and then there are other times that I think I can't stand being gone even another day. It's a weird feeling, to want two opposite things so much and knowing that whichever path I take, something will be missing.
Don't get me wrong, I'm coming home. Whether I decide to stay here in the long run is something I will figure out later. For now, I have things I need to do at home. :)
I miss you guys a lot! Hope all is beseder and sababa on your side of the pond!
Write soon :)