dim sum, fog, and the $2.00 muni!?!

I totally can't believe I have a blog again.  

This. Is. Crazy.  Okay, not really.  

Blogs totally bring me back to the super turbulent times of my life -- high school and breaking my leg.  Back in the day everyone poured out their emotional vomit into freeopendiary.com or livejournal, but now, we've become much more sophisticated and stalk one another on sites such as facebook, twitter, and blogspot.  

Throughout the last few months, amidst all the wonderful chaos of my life, I dreamed of having the time to 'blog.'  There didn't seem to be time to breathe! My days were filled with academia, applications, challah, work, bike riding, and giggling with friends.  So, now, the time has come.  In the last month, life seems to have come together in unexpected and fabulous ways and I think it is totally necessary for me to document the adventures that I am embarking upon. Totally emo. But, I digress. 

I'm currently sitting in a coffee shop on Geary St. in San Francisco.  I'm sitting between an asian man playing online poker and some professional loser who keeps on eying me everytime my phone vibrantly vibrates.  I've been feeling incredibly nostalgic,  thoughtful and super eager for the future.  The future has always been so daunting, but now, life has altered my perspective.  I'm excited, eager, and totally ready.  

I think that life unravels itself in unexpected ways -- ways that are totally meant to happen the way they happen. I don't know what attracted me to Eugene or what made me stay there, but it was totally the right place for me to feel challenged in every way possible and to grow in unimaginable ways.  BUT godddddd...why is it so hard to leave??! I totally miss the little niche that I created for myself back in Eugene.  I miss my roomates,  friends, my bike, the leaves, and frollicking without a serious care. Oh those were the days...   I've totally been tripping out about aging, growing, and the weather.  Life seems to be so full of lies.  Nothing is ever the way we remember it.  Like, I'm totally freezing right now. I've taught myself to associate SF with warm winds and sunny skies. So not the case.  

I schlepped into town on the Amtrak on Dec 25th. That's right! Christmas! My ticket was half price and I don't care about Christmas!  Jon and Lisa loved to  bring attention to how Jewish this was.  I was initially shocked at the site of non-white human beings, but since then, have become used to the site of a diverse population.  I've spent the last few days hanging out with my grandparents, seeing Aurora and Daria, and hanging out on the bus (which is totally great for people watching!).  I'm really excited for everything to come within the next few weeks -- New Years (which is usually not that exciting) and Nomi's wedding.  Thrilled to spend an extended amount of time with the Deutch family and all of the amazing people in my life.  

Anyway. A lot of exciting things are happening. On Jan 20th I'm taking off for Israel. On March 25 to Odessa, Ukraine and in August to grad school!   I can't believe that things have actually come together. I'm going to be in Haifa for 5.5 months. I haven't actually had time to think about it, but as the days move forward this is actually becoming a reality.  I am scared of meeting a bunch of stupid losers, but I suppose that even they have something to teach me. Can't judge.  This is so stupid.  I have to get better at this blogging thing. I'm sure I will with progress.  

So I guess this is my "pre-Israel" post.  Clearly.  I'm sure my posts will become more interesting, but for now, this is it.  

AND. Can we talk about HOW EXPENSIVE THE BUS IS HERE?! $2.00. WHAT?!  Back in my day it was thirty five cents. Unbelievable.  They're sucking out all I got.  

ANNND. I have to announce that I went roller skating. After my fall in Mountain Lake Park back in 1993, I have failed to get back on the rollies.  A night at Skateworld changed this. I'm not gonna lie, I struggled as ten year olds with mullets glided past me.  Totally epic.  You would not believe the length of these mullets!