Exit(2)

 Here are some photos of buildings near my apartment that were damaged by the Iranian missiles.

No intact windows

 I'm now at the airport (early). I can probably check in soon. See you all in person soon.

Exiting (Monday)

 I finished up my egg salad, Israeli salad, broccoli and apricots for breakfast and washed all my containers. Two cups of coffee and then the coffee cup can be washed and packed. I'm bringing the bottle of olive oil home with me. So when all was said and done, the suitcase weighs 2 pounds less than when I came, but probably gained about a liter more in volume. I'm going to take out the trash, take my suitcase to the train station and store it in a locker. Then goof around a little before heading to the airport. 

 

Visit Day (Sunday)

 I took the train to Efi & Orit's house in Tsoran. Orit is my Hebrew teacher. Efi took me to an arboretum, Ilanot.

Then I took the train to Jerusalem to meet my friend Gershon for dinner. 

 

Wed/Thurs/Friday

 When I returned from Nahal Oz,  I was exhausted,  so I took it easy.

Thursday morning I went for run on the beach that felt great. I visited the Bauhaus Center and bought a book.Thursday evening I visited Anne and Nathan Landa in Petach Tikvah.

 

Friday morning I did some shabbat  prep, and then took the train to Jerusalem to meet some friends. I bought flowers at the bus station (roses, actually, because I don't need them to keep) and then the bus back to Tel Aviv . I bought some replacement earrings and a gift for a friend at the Nachalot Binyamim craft fair, then some malabi, and Bedouin bread.  I'll go with my neighbor to erev shabbat service. Shabbat supper will be potatoes from Nahal Oz,  broccoli with garlic,  Israeli salad, fresh apricots, bread, malabi and poppyseed cake.