I'm going to l'tayel the fuck out of this country.

It's Shabbat (well, for a little while longer anyway), so of course I have to make several updates to this blog.

So I'm looking around at the gorgeous mountains surrounding this kibbutz, and it makes me want to explore this country. Not just explore, but see EVERYTHING. I, Sam/Sammy/SemenTah!, want to l'tayel the fuck out of this country.


Also, I realized that I, Sam/Sammy/SemenTah!, do not have casual friends like most people do. I have the people I'd cross the Andes for, I have the people whose existence I'm completely indifferent to, and then I have the people I absolutely despise. There is no gray area for me. And I'm okay with that.

Also, I few minutes ago my Chilean roomie was making fun of me for studying Hebrew. She first asked if I had a test, and I told her no (though I guess you consider living in Israel a 24/7 Hebrew test...), and then she was basically freaked out when she realized I was studying for the hell of it.
I find that so weird! Most of the people are in this ulpan because they want to stay in Israel for good....so wouldn't it be worth their while to study Hebrew outside of class? I mean, I realize that the vast majority of Hebrew that we'll learn we'll learn from just being exposed to it, but won't studying hasten this process? Am I just being a naive idiot?