Im bored. Four weeks into my journey I am finding myself laying in bed all day and on social media all night. The seemingly simple task of going to do my laundry makes me want to fall asleep again just to avoid doing it. Waiting for answers is proving to be not so easy either. When I am awake, I am constantly checking my email for at least one reply to drop into my inbox. It has been almost a week.
This is a familiar feeling. When I lived in the states with my dad, which was for almost the last year of me living there; I unwittingly also found myself sitting behind my computer pretending to do something important all day long. I would only come out for a few hours for a delicious meal we prepared together every afternoon. Nonetheless, the feeling of boredom then was just as strong as it is now, and it was starting to make me unhappy. Taking away from the happiness that I started this trip with.
This whole time in Israel, I have had a pretty lit fire burning inside me. This flame burns for many reasons but those reason tend to die out periodically. There is one spark that burns constantly day and night. I am 5,731 miles away but I can still feel the warm heat she resonates. Call me a fool but I couldn't be happier with the situation that Maria and I both fell into. Many say long distance relationships don't work. To them I say I am sorry it didn't work out, because either they have had a long distance relationship fail in the past or they are too scared to take the risk.
During a Facetime with Maria one night, I randomly went blank and blurted out without warning "I am going to go insane if I don't start occupying my time." She calmly replied with "Why don't you do something about it?"
On Monday February 1st, 2016 I will be putting out my first Video Blog. This will be an ongoing series of videos that will capture my experience serving Israel, in a true, candid, boots on the ground journal that I and the generations below me can click on.
But I need your help! If you made it this far down the page, Thank You. I also want to ask you for some help. I want to keep this V-log interactive, so this is where YOU come in. What should I name it? Comment below
Thank You
Gud Shabos
1/29/2016