Monday

I woke up this morning nervous. I am about to set out on a journey to Israel which I am sure will be a life changing experience for me academically as well as spiritually.  This morning I said goodbye to my sister (Elie) as she set off on her first day of 11th grade at AEC (Adelson Educational Campus). My dad had to go to work so I said good-bye to him as well. I then loaded all my bags into the car and my mother drove me to the airport. At the airport, I met up with my cousin Aaron who is also doing the Nativ program with me. Sure enough, I packed too much and my bags went over the designated weight. I was forced into rearranging items to make sure everything fit within the designated weight limit.  At the gate to get on the airplane they told me, my carryon was also too big so I had to check my carry on. I was nervous that the airlines were going to lose it "luckily they didn't”. As soon as I got on the plane, I quickly fell asleep. Good Bye Vegas!!!!!

Night Before

Wow!!! This is crazy. I'm actually leaving for the next nine months to go across the world to Jerusalem, Israel. I have just finished packing up my entire life into a few suitcases that will hopefully not exceed the weight limit.  My last few hours in Las Vegas consisted of a lot of goodbyes and tons of family/bonding time. I’m going to miss everyone so much!