I have been living in Israel for about three weeks and I have encountered so many differences than living in Seattle. I noticed that in Israel everything is faster especially the aggressive driving. The currency is different so knowing the exchange rate is crucial and helpful so you know if you are getting a good deal or not. The service can be on and off where I get my falafel the employees are very nice but sometimes when I go to a place for the first time they’ll try to scam me to make an easy dollar.

The weather here is always sunny and consistently 90 or above which I'm not used to, being from Seattle where the weather only hits 90 about 10 days of the year. The time zone is ten hours faster than Seattle’s so it's hard to stay in touch with family and friends or try to keep up with sports. A real positive about living in Israel is that there is a lot more vegetables available and the middle eastern food has been amazing including falafel, shawarma, pita with hummus, and babaganoush.

Another positive is that I have the opportunity to meet up with family I usually wouldn't be able to see. I also enjoy that we use the outdoors as our classroom being at the place your learning about really helps you retain the information. The biggest change has been living in a dorm and keeping myself responsible. There are many differences but I'm still having a great time through it all.