First, I went to go see Harry Potter with my cousin. I personally loved the movie, though unfortunately, everyone in the theater talked the entire time. It was quite annoying but when we asked them to shut up, first politely and then not so nicely, they simply ignored us. The movie theater was decent (you have assigned seats once you buy your tickets) and the only real problem was the bathroom situation, which ran out of toilet paper sometime during intermission and they never bothered to replace it. That's that other thing about seeing movies in Israel, there's a break somewhere in the middle. Doesn't always make sense where they stop, but they do. The break was nowhere near 10 minutes though and my cousin barely made it back in time.
I also did a bit more shopping these past couple of weeks and spent way too much money. I went through the Armenian and Arab markets in the Old City again and bought some small trinkets. I also went to an amazing paper cut store near Ben Yehuda called Judaicut and bought a piece from them. I went to the Israel Museum again on a field trip and learned a bit more about Second Temple Judaism, especially burials and the Dead Sea Sect.
For my birthday, I went up to visit my cousin Sanda and she made me a Mexican feast (or at least as close as you can get in Israel). We had chili rellenos with mole, vegetarian tacos, rice, beans, horchata, tortilla soup, and more! It was amazing and delicious. I also received two nice hand-made cards, the first from my roommate, the second is from my cousin:
We also had our first instance of real rain in Jerusalem and I am happy it's over. The rain itself wasn't too bad, but it was ridiculously windy, making it impossible to use an umbrella. It was so strong that sometimes you got blown a bit off course. In Zichron Yaakov, the power went out the storm was so bad (it was out for well over six hours!) But the weather has improved again and I am just preparing for all my finals. Til next time!
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