Final day/Benzi Lederfein
It's my final day and I'm packing up my apartment, re-reading my journal, putting things aside to give to my niece, Dani, and itching to go for a final walk on the beach. These 6 weeks were beyond what I expected. I knew I wanted to "just be here". To live, work remotely, continue studying Hebrew, and see friends, and make new friends. Many of my friends became day to day friends and I saw or spoke to them many times while I was here. My Hebrew went further than I thought- the last 4 mornings I've woken up and realized that I'm thinking in Hebrew! I've already booked my apartment again for next year for 8 weeks and can't wait to get back. My final "My Faces of Israel" is about my friend Benzi Lederfein. He's one of my favorite people that I've met here in Israel in the last 5 years. Benzi was the tour guide assigned to my family of origin when my Dad and Deborah took us to Israel and Petra in November of 2018. He navigated our family