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Today I attended my 5th ibex meeting. I think it went really well. After going over the same info for the 5th time (not to mention how many times I've read that info in proofreading), I did a fairly good job in predicting Dr. Behle's comments: "There is no Starbucks in Israel." "egg smoothies" "I just push buttons till money comes out" "poof!" etc. :)
I will be heading to the Grand Canyon in just 3 weeks! Unfortunately there are no vacancies, otherwise I might invite you...might.
With the sad departure of Lester and the temporary absence of Katharyn, the apartment is pretty quiet...sigh.
I managed to cook popcorn last night without burning it! It was really good, though I wish I had held back a little on the butter and salt.
Hmmm, not much else is new...except that I have a fiancee...according to my teacher. ;)

"This is the Mossad. Bye bye!"

So Israel has one of the best intelligence agencies in the world, called the Mossad. Read about what they just did:
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203019395821&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(I am not trying to make to light of a situation in which a human died, by the way.)

Sometimes I miss Israel and the moshav and everything about that rocky little country so much it's not even funny. I think I'm turning into Rachel Israel.

Happy Valentine's Day!

So, it's Valentine's Day, and every single person is expected to write a blog post, right? ;)

Well, here's mine:

What do I think about being single? I'm really not sure. All I know is that if I were to start dating someone tomorrow (which I'm NOT), he would have to put up with a very independent, somewhat rebellious, fairly opinionated girl. I would love to have a boyfriend if God willed it, but I don't know if I'm ready to give up freedom, a whole lot of time, and maybe even life-long dreams. As my best friend said, "your view would probably change if you did have a boyfriend," but I'm pretty happy right now. So don't you come along and mess it up. ;)

Oh, and 2 years ago today, I was at Jericho........

Harry Connick, Jr.

I really like the song, She Belongs To Me by Harry Connick, Jr. I especially like the phrase,

"Oh, and how many times does your heart meet
The most beautiful girl in the world."

I want this to be me someday...I want to be beautiful in inner qualities, not necessarily outward. I know I am often described as "sweet" (which I don't like, by the way), but I want to be seen as kind toward everyone, both on the inside and the outside . Lord, give me consistency from "the inside out."