I'm quite distractable

Hello everyone!!! I forgot about you guys.... I'm so sorry its been so long. I swear the weeks here go by a lot faster than they ever did in the states. I also was in the desert for most of this past week which meant I didn't EXACTLY have the best ways communication. Before you ask, the desert was great. I realized that I'm not the most avid hiker. I know, its a crazy thought. Regardless of my grumpy self during the hikes of the day the camping out at night was amazing. The stars before the moon comes up is something that you'd have to see to believe. I just realized its been like 2 weeks since i've written. Last week it was Yom Kippur so we had a fasting day which actually wasn't as bad as I expected. Its much easier to fast when every other person in the country is also fasting. I didn't even go to shul in the morning. Instead I went to the Kotel and davened by myself which I liked more. I moved at my own pace (which didn't mean I left in 20 minutes) and I ended up staying for a few hours, finishing the service, and getting a nice sunburn on one half of my body. For the first night of Chag I also got a chance to go visit my uncles house with 2 of my three cousins. It was so great to get to hang out with them. It was also funny that my cousin referred to the line of bars that me and my friends frequent as the "American Square". GRANDMA COMES THIS WEEK! I'm sure other things have happened but I don't remember what they are. I'll try to be more up to date with my information. Now that we are on the final Chag of Simchat Torah I won't be as unable to get on the internet. I hope everyone has a great week! Keep It Sassy, Miriam