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[dancingyel]

hey everyone! i've gotten myself out to an internet cafe, a 30 minute walk from wehre we live, at 11:20 at night...dedication, right? this is all so i can check my e-mail and update, very briefly. i'm having a wonderful time here...the people are amazing, the conversations are deep and thoughtful and great, the tours are awesome. we went to see Yad Vashem, the Holocaust museum here, and i bawled the whole time, especially hearing a survivor talk, but it was well worth it. some things, no matter how awful, have to be said. it's been utterly amazing, the hospitatlity of the Orthodox Jews who take us in for Shabbat. there's a lot to be said for religion. i'm learning so much new stuff in the classes, so many things that make me think about life and the meaning of stuff and all these things that i think about on my own but have never had good answers to before now. don't be surprised if i come back more observant than before. i don't think i'll ever become completely Orthodox because there are a lot of things i don't think i'll ever agree with, but more observance isn't at all out of the question. interesting, no? life is full of surprises. ok, off to home and sleep, since this place is closing soon, and we have a curfew besides. comment please! it made me so happy to have comments from people on my last entry. there are days, like today, when i'm emotional and miss you all dearly. i don't get my share of hugs here, not by a long shot.