Chanukah in a flash

It was a bit of a readjustment being back to classes full time after so much time away, but it was almost easier, as I slept much more than I had been doing, and before I knew it, the whole week was up, it was Shabbat again, and the start of Chanukah. This next in/out Shabbat, for dinner Friday night, I went to the family of John Medved, an American venture capitalist that I had met when here on my birthright trip with AIPAC when he had spoken to our group, and I had in fact been the one to introduce him. Dinner was delicious, company entertaining, everything wonderful. Adding to all this, my friend living nearby was away for the week, and so I was watching her cat/having use of her apartment for a bit of respite when needed, so after the meal I went back to her apartment for the night where I could sleep star-fish style and play with the cat, who is the greatest cat/dog like animal I know in Israel. The on Saturday, and I joined up with Hayley and one of my roommates to go to lunch by a family up the road, giving Chanukah a very delicious and fun beginning. During the week, different girls signed up to take different days, organizing Chanukah events for everyone. Musha, Hayley and I signed up for the fourth night, having a ‘mystery maccabbee’ as well as a sufganiyot decorating party, in addition to the nightly communal candle lighting and the frequent parties hosted by different women in the community for us. And again, before I knew what had hit me, it was Shabbat again, out once again, and the last night of Chanukah.