The Aliyah Survival Blog

My luggage eventually made it on to the plane, but I only made it on to the plane after I had put on 20 pairs of underwear, three pairs of pants, five t-shirts, a sweatshirt and a sweater. (It felt like sorority pledge ship all over again, which I did not enjoy too much the first time around.) Did I mention that it was the middle of July and I also had to carry my winter coat? I had found out the hard way that it can get pretty cold in Israel when I spent the semester in Jerusalem and because of the bad heating systems and the desert architecture (which keep the cold in and the heat out), you unfortunately need a coat inside, as well as outside.

For the continuation of this post, please visit The Move to Israel – Post 6.