Hey there, readers! I'm back from my 10 day long Birthright excursion to Israel! Well, actually I got back to the US on Sunday, but I have been so tired since then that I wasn't able to write a post for you. I kept a journal of all of the activities we did every day, so my plan is to share my experiences with you in segments. This post is just a broad summary.
Overall, the trip was pretty good. We were extremely busy all day (and all night), so instead of being 10 days it felt like there was just 1 long day with a few 4-hour naps throughout the day. However, I made a lot of friends-- to be honest, it would probably have been harder not to make friends than to make friends when you share a bus and, with a few, a hotel room with 38 others. Even though the trip was organized through my uni's Hillel, there were some participants that go to a different school which was kind of disappointing-- I was hoping that we'd all be from the same uni. But nevertheless, I made a lot of friends from uni, and I think that I may keep in touch with them during the school year.
Eating in Israel was up and down. The first few days I had a really hard time in terms of accepting my weight and not restricting, so I was really nervous that the whole trip would be like that. Also, it was really hard to figure out how much I was supposed to eat, so I eventually just ate "intuitively" (or as intuitively as possible for a girl that has a very difficult time deciphering and listening to her hunger/fullness signals). I also stopped weighing myself. A few days later, I was sure I had gained weight so I weighed myself and I was at a (relatively) "good" number! I don't know how that is possible because I definitely ate more there than I do when I'm home, but at the same time we were extremely active and hot the whole trip so maybe my metabolism increased. I hope so!
Like eating, my mood was up and down throughout the trip. The activities did a pretty good job of distracting me from my thoughts, but there were times, especially towards the end of the trip, when I was feeling kind of low because I was in desperate need of some alone time and a break. But looking back on things, I wasn't significantly more depressed than I am back here in the States. Probably about equal.
Well, that's all for now. Stay tuned for some posts going into more detail.
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6 comments:
I'm glad to hear you are back and that you had a good time, even if you found it overwhelming at times. It sounds like you really managed well. So good for you. Look forward to hearing about your trip.
*hugs*
Sarah
I'm so happy to hear from you NOS and missed you too! I think that traveling is stressful and not always easy, no matter what, so it sounds like you did supremely well.
I hope that you're proud of yourself and I can't wait to hear more about your trip!
xo ~ L
Welcome home NOS! Good for you, it seems like you coped well with everything and had a great time. So proud of you.
Good Morning NOS,
So happy to hear you had such a good time. Can't wait to hear of all your adventures.
Blessings,
Tammy
NOS glad for your return. Looking forward to reading more on your adventures. Blessings.
Nice to see you back NOS :) Thanks for sharing.. :)
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