This is one sick duck

Ssorry for the lack of posting over the past few days. It's been raining all the time and that tends to put a damper on my motivation to write. This may seem contradictory because i could be more likely to stay in and write, but i guess when it rains, i just feel lazy.

So, above is my two ducks that I have here in Israel. The small one is from Meredith and quacks a whole lot, just like Meredith. I talk to it all the time and ask it for advice. The other one is one i just got and actually dispenses floss. I like sick ducks that have floss in their gut for cleaning my teeth. I think he's actually making me floss even more than i used to.

I have also gone to Krav Maga twice (last wednesday and sunday nights). Krav Maga seems similar to the quaker blend, yet the extreme focus on combat makes it quite different. Each day after krav maga, all my muscles are tired and my arms are bruised from the hard contact. Last Wednesday we practiced against multiple attackers and yesterday we did some practice with being attacked from different positions (standing, kneeling and laying on the ground) with both empty hand and knife. I'm planning on keeping a log of all the stuff i learn so i can incorporate it when I return home and share with my kempo club (aka, the quaker blend). It's not easy, but i do like it. I think i'll stick with the beginner class for a few weeks until my arms are more resiliant from bruising and it would be good to have more endurance for the longish classes.

There was a whole lot of rain this weekend so it was hard getting out and about but things are fine. Yesterday we went to tel aviv and walked around a lot and had a terrible time finding a bus back, but it was a learning experience. it was nice getting to sit and read on the beach for a while (even though it was cold).

I also got a call about my internship today. Apparently the guy in charge of interns has been not at work for the past several weeks. So i spoke to him last Thursday when he told me there were a few things he still needed from me (even though i had already sent them months ago), so i took care of that right away. I then spoke to my internship coordinator today, and she said it'll be another week until everything is worked out with the Emergency room. hopefully I'll be able to pick up some more Hebrew in the meantime.

so in other news, i can't really think of anything else to blog about. although this weekend is supposedly Purim which is supposedly a really fun holiday where people here get dressed up as if its Halloween and have lots of fun. Looks like we have to figure out what we're doing.

righty tighty, lefty loosy.