I'm almost leaving America...

So my life has been in super speed ever since the last day of student teaching! Saturday was graduation,  Sunday and Monday were cleaning and preparing my apartment. On Tuesday I moved out officially from my apartment and went to College Station to spend the night with my mother and brother. On Wednesday my mother drove me to Houston to stay with my great aunt in Clear Lake. I said goodbye to my mother Wednesday night, and it was very difficult to do.

My great aunt lives in a condo right on the lake, and I had a beautiful view while eating breakfast the next day.

On Thursday I said goodbye to Texas, my favorite place in the world, and my home, and flew to Baltimore. I was fortunate enough to stay with my wonderful friend Mimi. Mimi and I met this summer on a Jewish learning program called Heritage where she was a tutor. We were roommates and became friends. I spent Rosh Hashanah with her and her family in Monsey, NY back in September. That weekend, we also got to spend time with our other friends from the Heritage program Fallon, Shaindel, and Rebecca. Saturday night we hung out and went to a delicious bagel place called Goldbergs. It's the popular place on Saturday nights in Baltimore. Baltimore was really cold though! Especially when I was sleeping in a basement (yeah, houses up north have basements!)

Sunday morning, I took a bus up into the city, and now, I'm here, in the Big Apple. It's amazing how something as simple as a city, can be so awe inspiring. It is so incredibly different from anything I've experienced in Texas. I've been to New York City before, but it has been years, and each time feels like a new time. As much as I love New York City, it's cold and rainy here, and it's not home. My home is in Texas, no matter where I am. 

I do love how many kosher restaurants there are here. Literally, EVERYWHERE! And in Baltimore too! I've been eating kosher Chinese food, Dunkin Donuts, bagel sandwiches, Chinese food again, pizza, etc. I usually eat egg whites or beans, and coconut yogurt. I'm used to eating out at a restaurant MAYBE once a month. I feel spoiled here. And on top of it all, I just saw Mary Poppins tonight on Broadway! It was amazing! It is truly an incredible show and such a spectacle. 

On Tuesday I fly out of Newark on British Airways to Israel. At 3:20 PM (Israel time; 8 hours ahead of Texas) on Wednesday, I should arrive in Tel Aviv, Israel. I can't believe this is really MY LIFE!