So now that I'm feeling better the appetite has returned somewhat and I am once again able to enjoy the varied pleasure of the Israeli cuisine. Dinner at the kibbutz dining hall is NOT counted among these pleasures and after a VERY disappointing dinner last night that left many people back sick from the dig Cristen, Kait, Laura and I decided that we would venture to Nahariyya to try Spaghettim, a local restaurant specializing in ... spaghetti. It was AMAZING. They also had DESSERT which we haven't had since we got here (sorry, people. Fruit is GOOD but it does not dessert make). I had the creme brulee simply because 1. it is my favorite dessert EVER and 2. it looked NOTHING like any creme brulee I had seen before (including France). It was in a parfait like cup and had bits of what seemed to be brownie in between the layers of custard. They flambéed the top (which is what qualified it for it's name). There is nothing to describe it OTHER than amazing. I HOPE that this place is not a chain because otherwise I will be in SERIOUS trouble. At ANY rate, the whole meal (drinks, appetizer, pasta, dessert) cost roughly $28.
We then hopped a cab back to the kibbutz (with 4 people, it was MUCH cheaper and easier than a Sherut) and I met up with Tami and Simcha, friends of my dad's best friend. They are AMAZINGLY nice people who have invited me back next week for dinner! ALSO (and this is WONDERFUL): they are going to help me with the move to HU!!!! I can leave one of my bags here with them and they will bring it back to me at HU on August 6. This means that I just need to repack a little bit ... but that is fine with me! I can DEFINITELY handle a backpack, suitcase, and purse (umm, I lugged that much around the UK. I can HANDLE a cab ride to the train station and then a cab ride to the hotel. I'm going to stay at the hotel across from campus and then just move my stuff over to campus on the 3rd when I check in. I feel SO much better about that whole process now!
Well, it's off to bed for me so that I can actually FUNCTION at the dig tomorrow ... followed by the trip to JERUSALEM!!!!! SOOOO excited!
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