Once a Hoosier, Always a Hoosier

The night of the NBA draft picks was very exciting for me, but at the same time, it was hard to not be with all my Hoosiers cheering on the what would be number 2 and number 4 overall picks, Victor Oladipo (my love) and Cody Zeller (big handsome). It's times like these that make me grateful I went to an amazing Big 10 university because I love the unity that all the Hoosiers have when we get to cheer on our boys. I was thrilled to wake up in the morning with videos on my phone of the draft picks (thanks to a great friend and fellow Hoosier) and to find out that Victor and Cody were on great teams! Note to everyone: I am now an Orlando Magic fan!
Last week was great. I had a full week of classes, and everything seems to be going great. I really love all of the teachers and topics we're learning about right now, so that makes the long days go a bit quicker. On top of that, the lunches that we get are AMAZING. Like I'm talking gourmet. I have to restrain myself when it gets to a certain point, because I'm going to gain a lot of weight if I don't.
Thursday we went to daven at the kever (grave) of the Ohr HaChaim. He is buried in a cemetery where a lot of tzaddikim are buried. It was a cemetery I have always known about, and it was really breathtaking to be able to go and daven in the merit of such a big gedolim.

Friday morning I went with a friend and her three children to Bat Yam, which is a beach town about 45 minutes outside of Jerusalem. I haven't been able to go to the beach in about a year, so it was phenomenal to be able to see a real ocean/ sea whatever you want to call it (the Mediterranean). Since the women's swimming hours are only on Sunday, Tues, and Thurs we had to share the beach with some interesting characters. We tried to sit as far away from the general population as we could, but a man who was channeling his inner Michael Phelps minus the stellar body aka a large man in a speedo came over to the only two frum-looking women on the beach and asked us to help him find a shidduch. This was a pretty funny encounter. I also decided not to wear sunscreen (mistake #1) in order to work on my frum tan. Well, three days later my lobster burn has finally turned into a nice tan. I had to suffer with a very burnt face, forearms, and neck throughout Shabbos, but I really deserved it. Note to self: WEAR SUNSCREEN. All sunburns and shidduchim aside, it was a beautiful morning at the beach, and I can't wait to go again soon!
I spent Shabbos with my cousins in the Old City, which I always love doing. They are such wonderful people, and I am very lucky to have people I can call my family in Israel. It's comforting to know that I have people looking out for me. Now we're two days into the week, and all is going well! I'm planning to go for sushi with some Shearim girls tonight, but in Israel your plans can change in a matter of seconds. I hope we go, because I'm really craving some sushi. Have a good rest of your week, and here's hoping I can keep my tan for a few more days! XOXO, FRUM GIRL.