Moved in!

Don't have a ton of time but today was the big move-in day, the building is unbelievable and I have so much room I don't know what to do with it.  It's very nice.  My roommate Isaac is really cool, he's black and not Jewish but he was able to get a really good deal at the gym for us both, so I'm gonna sign up tomorrow.  One of the girls, Meena, is Israeli but speaks perfect English, she also brings in food that her mom cooks for her but unfortunately she's leaving soon so we're getting another roommate.  The other 2 roommates are girls who aren't on the same program we're on, one is from Russia the other is from Korea, and their English is very limited.  They keep to themselves, but it's fine because Isaac is very outgoing so I'm overall pretty happy with the room.  And the view is UNBELIEVABLE, I'll try to get a pic up.

I have orientation in an hour, but we've already talked to tons of people on the program, they're all awesome.  It takes a lot of initiative to go abroad and live somewhere for a semester, and of all the places to go abroad, going to Jerusalem over major European cities or even Tel Aviv is a big decision.  Everyone I've talked to so far has been very down to earth, intelligent, curious, and proactive.  It sounds like a glowing overgeneralization but it's true - it's very easy to get along with everyone here.  Everyone just has this unspoken bond even though we are from completely different cities; most people are secular but curious like me, so it's just a lot of good talks.  I keep forgetting that not everyone has been here for a month like me so I guess I'm going to have to show people around town tonight; nobody has any clue where anything is.  I'm still finding my way around campus because it's pretty big, we all live in this giant beautiful Student Village with 12 different buildings all nearby each other, and it's like a 15 min walk from classes, and about a 5 min walk from the gym.  There's a ton of comaraderie here.  I really like it.  Gonna be an amazing semester.

Just because I don't know where else to put this, here's my address:

Daniel Cohen
Scopus Student Village
2 Lohamei Hagetaot St
Building 2, Floor 4, Apt. 2, Room 3
97880 Jerusalem, ISRAEL

One other thing: I heard the honors program I signed up for has the students taking 2 classes through Hebrew U instead of Rothberg International School, which means classes won't end until the end of June.  It's completely voluntary if I want to do it, and there's orientation on Thursday so I'll find out more info then, but it could be tough because I'd need to get back home earlier if I wanted to work at camp over the summer.  I'll keep you updated.

LOVE IT HERE!!!