Category: lizrael update

a friend asked me what the most traumatic moment in my life was. i really couldn’t come up with an answer.“my parents divorce?”it was a question and i dont even know if it’s the real answer. i haven’t really experience much trauma, have i? i’ve been fairly lucky. so second round: fate 2 – liz…

currently, the situation is as follows: leads on apartmentsleads on jobsleads on friendsleads on adventuresa plane ticket

leaving in a month… woooooo!gotta catch me if u can now, cuz it’ll be harder when i’m gone. lizrael schedule: Dec 1: Finish ungodly job at ungodly companyDec 2-5: Bing for the last timeDec 10-15: Cali for father-daughter time (re: father feels guilty he has been ignoring daughter’s aliyah)Dec 17-19: NYC for shabbatDec 19-20: Long…

shit. it just occurred to me that i’m leaving all my bestest friends behind. who will laugh over idle gossip with me?who will drink random cosmopolitans and get stds with me?who will ask me for sex advice?who will ponder girls/boys with me?who will eat random foods with me?who will complain about feeling fat after eating…

soooo, i went for the second time to get my aliyah visa two weeks ago, and i picked it up on friday.they put me down as a dude.elizabeth cohen?have u seen my pic?anyways, went today to get the reverse sex change. operation only cost 20 minutes. and i even made a scary russian israeli consulate…

you know something? these last 2 1/2 months in america could have really sucked. let’s look at it this way: i was supposed to leave to israel in august 2004. i had been talking about it for literally a year and a half, to numerous people, across 3 continents. someone even took the liberty of…

FINALLY! nefesh! I’M GOING!i’m going!i’m going!i’m homeless but im going!AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!no job, not much savings, no apt, not much family, but i’m going!

huge connection! so in August i met this guy who works in the Prime Minister’s office; he made aliyah 5 years ago from the US and served in the army and is now working his way up the tangled web of Israeli government. i got his card back then and called him today… anyways, he…

ok, so i can finally say with (somewhat) confidence that i know what my israel plans for the next 6 months are… i’m sorry if u didnt really care but a lot of people have been asking so i’m clearing it up en masse… i will be leaving aug 10 for israel, but i will…

you know that sinking, rushing feeling after you make the decision to break up with your boyfriend/girlfriend? you just don’t believe it’s happening. it’s racing mush in your head. no one else walking down the hallway exists while your holding your diaphram and remembering to breathe. you’re making a choice that makes you feel better…

i’ve reached the month pre-aliyah, better-start-cherishing-every-moment point.

went to the consulate today to pick up my olah visa in my passport. i didnt realize this would happen, but – it felt so >no wordsi’ve gotten used to that smile and i’m not even there yet. and then, i take the envelope with my documents, and like a kid awaiting a report card…