May the Four Be with You

Day Four. Another adventurous, exhausting day. Many positive things happened, and very constructive too. I began the day with being late to breakfast because the madrichim (counselors) told us in the morning that we had to get up earlier then they had told us the previous night. Ughhh. Anyway, that day was the tzedakah project day, and I was picked to prepare bags of food for underprivlieged Israelis in the Jerusalem area. It was a very humbling experience, and it got me to get a tiny bit closer to other people, one of my many goals. And every time we go on the bus, we are always so close to other cars or the rail or the edge of the road. I don't know how they do it, I'm simply befuddled we haven't hit anything yet. Aside from that, we ventured once more into Jerusalem to visit the Kotel, or Western Wall for a bit, where I got to meet up with my sister and give her pants she left at our house. It was really nice to meet up with her, and I'm goign to try to meet up with her tomorrow when we go out again to some mall or Ben Yehuda street. Im not sure. Anyway, later we had services and dinner, but after dinner me and mandolin partook in a song session, playing chords along with the other 6 guitarists, sometimes even faking it. But dont tell anyone. The mandolin is a great conversation starter and gets people to notice me and be able to pick me out of a crowd (sort of) which is crucial for real conections. It was very fun, even if I was lost most of the time. Today was a success.