Hey everyone. So tomorrow is the last day of my first week of Ulpan class. The first day was sooo hard. Our teacher doesn't speak in English to us, so it was rough understanding her teaching style. She is a very verbal teacher, which is hard for me since I learn much better by reading. So I have taken it upon myself to read the Ulpan book on my own, and ask her when I come across vocab words I do not know. This has proven successful, as I have learned an extraordinary amount in just a few short days. Mika (a girl I'm good friends with here that my mom introduced me to) has also been helping me out with my pronunciation and writing, which has been very helpful. In a few short weeks I'll be fluent! (Ok not even close, but I'll hopefully be able to say more than "Where are you from", and "I am studying Hebrew" and "I ate pizza and drank a beer at a restaurant").
I had an interview with a company on Sunday, and I have a secondary interview tomorrow. Its a small medical device company that makes a back brace for people with lower back pain. It is most commonly used for as another option for surgery for those with herniated discs. They want me for an "international marketing" type of position (basically fixing their English website which has lots of grammar and spelling errors, writing marketing materials, etc). While it could be interesting, this isn't my first choice. I'm still waiting to hear back from some venture capitalist companies, which would be ideal. I still have another week of intensive Ulpan, so at least I don't have to decide for a couple more days.
Our living situation is a lot of fun. Its basically like living in the dorms again. Our group is split between two buildings, and I'm really close with a lot of the people who live in mine (20 in mine, 12 in the other, and 3 live on their own). I think my building is better, as we have staff working the front desk 24 hours (they all know me since I talk to them everytime I come in or out), our rooms get cleaned everyday, fresh towels, and best of all.....we are right on the beach. My window literally overlooks the Mediterranean Sea. (I guess that would be awesome if I loved the beach...I may not like going to it, but you sure can't beat the view). Alright, time to go watch the season premire of Lost!!!!!!! Till next time~