Though there have definitely been some early mornings over here, Mirah and I have certainly found time to go out and enjoy the nightlife of Jerusalem. Aside from some great house parties thrown by other students at HUC, the best night out was clearly the one we spent at the Jerusalem Wine Festival. Held in a garden at the Israel Museum, it must have featured wine from over 50 vineyards. Thankfully, Israeli wine has improved substantially since the days that Yarden and a few other labels ruled the scene. Even the Kosher wine – notorious for its mandatory boiling process – was actually kind to our taste buds. With a live band in the background, a cool night out, and a great view of the city below, it was something else.
After a couple of hours sampling the best wines in the country, we headed back to the center of town for some coffee and a light meal to wash down the wine. The only hysterical part was that, en route to the coffee shop, someone demonstrated a major point from our Student Health Educator (SHE) skits from Amherst: do not tell embarrassing stories about yourself in a party situation, since you may not be able to gauge how embarrassing the story really is until it’s too late. Thankfully, that person was neither Mirah nor myself. However, we look forward to cracking the periodic joke – hopefully just between the two of us, to be nice – since the legend of “Pampers” from the SHE skits lives on.
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Is it sad that I'm utterly jealous of the red headed boy. I want his hair!!!! Arg.
~Jessica
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