Putting Down Roots (ish) For a Little While

There’s a fine line between calculated risk and utter insanity but this lies on the rational side by a hair’s breadth – or at least that’s what I keep telling myself. 

I called El Al to reschedule my flight from Israel to New York from this Tuesday to the very last possible extension date (September 4).  The last extension was $50 so I figured this would be a cheap safety net.  By September I would know if I had officially gotten into University at Sde Boqer to start in October and would be able to leave if I hadn’t for some reason.  If I did get in, I would have a job lined up from the last week of August to school starting in late October.  However, the flight back would cost me $250 to change and that is on top of the flight cost from NYC to Sacramento.  A $400 minimum insurance policy wasn’t what I was all about. 

So the choice came down to leaving Tuesday or canceling my flight altogether and rolling the dice on admission to BGU.  I just am not ready to leave.  Not because I want to spend the rest of my life here but because it’s just not the right time to go.  I can feel it in my bones.

So I’ve officially moved to Israel, I guess.  Come what may.  Anyone want to come visit and bring the rest of my stuff?

P.S. Madre, Padre, and Brodre… I tried to call and tell you this in person but your phones went straight to voicemail so…. Surprise!  I’ll call y’all when you get back to Sacramento.