If you know me at all, you know that my favorite movie is the hit Pixar film, “Up.” So, when it came time to decorate my grad cap, I knew it would be a quote from that movie. I chose: “Thanks for the adventure. Time for a new one!” You know… the words Ellie writes in the back of their adventure book so that Pixar can really rip your heart out right before Carl defies gravity and defeats the bad guy. What a masterpiece.

But I digress… 

I figured my next adventure would be some sort of grad school, some sort of further education where I would be in a classroom with my peers, learning about some sort of law, and becoming the next Elle Woods (or, at least, aspiring to become her).

I had no idea my next adventure would be moving to Israel for 10 months, working for a NGO, learning Hebrew, studying politics and government, and living in Jerusalem.

While, yes, I have lived abroad before (see: this blog), this feels different. Maybe it’s because it is longer. Maybe it’s because this program isn’t through a university which I know how to do. Maybe, maybe, maybe. Whatever the answer, this feels incredibly overwhelming.

No matter what, though, I know this adventure will be incredible. I know this adventure will be unforgettable. I know this adventure will be invaluable.

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Next time you hear from me will be from Israel. Eep!