I enjoyed a dance performance with an Art Garfunkel stunt double

First of all today celebrates two important things: one of my very bestest friends was born on this day (Rachel Marcus), and thirty years ago on this day my parents got married (as product of that union, I greatly appreciate it). So happy birthday to Rachel, and happy anniversary to mom and dad.
First of all, I can officially say my mailbox/address here in Tel Aviv works. A few weeks ago I got a postcard and a letter from some friends and yesterday I got a slip saying the post office is holding a package for me. It is a mysterious package because I have no idea what it is, but it shows that my address and mailbox work. We were unsure briefly.
Today started with me practically sprinting to the bust station to go to Jaffa for Ulpan. I know that mom and I are always running late, but I currently live in a place where the entire country is running a little late. It’s an entire country on Jew time!
I learned some Hebrew followed by funky hummus from a place (whose name I forget) which is supposedly the best in Israel. It was pretty great!
Five of us then decided we should go to the mall to get piercings. So that’s what we did. My friend Hannah got a funky earring (not sure what the proper term is), Emma got her eyebrow pierced, Morgan got another earring, Dante got his cartilage pierced, and I got a nose ring.
I know what you’re thinking….CRAZY! But……
1) This is probably the most “rebellious” thing I’ve ever done, but in the grand scheme of things and compared to many other people my age, that’s not too bad.
2) It’s not permanent (unlike a tattoo). I can take it out and it will close up and no one will ever notice. So don’t freak out (I’m mostly talking to my parents). At least I’m not coming home with a tattoo…..
It’s the “cool thing to do” when you come to Israel for a year of service.
It was definitely an entertaining experience. Giggly nerves X5 leads to lots of laughter. Dante held my hand and I was very brave; we all were. The guy who did the piercing laughed at me because I didn’t want to open my eyes even though all he did at first was draw a dot. I have decided that if you don’t look at the needle piercing a hole in your nose, or drawing blood, it isn’t as scary. The place was safe and clean and in a good neighborhood (the big mall in the center of the city).
Afterwards we laughed a bit more, took pictures, and I finally found red raisins. For some reason I have not seen any and I like red better than green when it comes to grapes and raisins. At home my breakfast consists of a bowl of multigrain cheerios, red raisins, coffee, and a piece of fruit. Until today I had managed to find all of those things except the raisins. Now my happy breakfast is complete. Tomorrow will probably be the best morning since I’ve been here.
After my amazing discovery I went to a dance performance with Hannah. It was modern dance and very interesting (maybe even a bit hard to understand). It was great though. The dancers were incredibly talented. Also, if Art Garfunkel has a stunt double, he was sitting next to me. This guy was an exact replica. I wish I could have taken a picture but I thought that would have been rude.
All in all a good day. Guaranteed to be followed by many more. For instance, this weekend we are going on an overnight, camping trip to the north. Yay!!