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June 15 The LSAT and the train-wreckTo avoid having to tell the story a million times, Mar Inc. Ltd. Presents:
The story of Mar's trip to the LSAT
Once upon a time there was a lil girl named Mar, who decided to go to law school. She began haphazardly studying for the LSAT two months before she took it. Luckily, being Israel--it is offered on a different date than in the US, allowing our heroine to return from her jet-set vacation two days prior to the exam.
Yes, you are right observant reader, that does make it so little Mar is trying to write the make-or-break-my-law-school-dreams test right as jet lag is in FULL swing. But, with little vacation time left, and a firm belief that she would do the same with or without sleep---Tel Aviv on the 13th it was.
All was going according to plan--scores on practice tests had stabilized to an acceptable, although not superb, level---until a train wreck between Netanya and Herzilya (aka between ME and the LSAT) derailed (hahaha) my brilliant plan to catch the train down in the morning. So after a few long hard hours of panicking--settled on the bus. The last place in the world i wanted to be, however, early in the morning or in the afternoon at peak traffic hours is Tel Aviv central bus station. At any rate--5:45 am found me at the Haifa bus station--frantically praying they were going to bring more than one bus--because i had definitely just missed the first one and if it was more than another 15 minutes until the next--i would miss the test.
well, obviously i made it there an back--and my dramatic worry over test missing and things blowing up was completely unfounded. Now i just have NO CLUE (honestly--i don't) how i did....so if you are more than just curious in passing--you can check back after July 3rd to see if i am still planning on getting into Law School--or if i have given up that dream and am going to either 1-find a job or 2-go live in the jungle.
NOTE: A friend brought up a good point---he mentioned travelling with all the hot israel girl soldiers--which i am going to spin a little for my purposes. Its really wild to get on a bus/train/whatever surrounded by 20 year olds with machine guns. Occassionally, its a little unnerving, but i have kinda taken it as a right of passage that i no longer blink at seeing this (so much so that it didn't occur to me to mention it earlier). To give yourself an idea what we are talking about--next time you are in the mall or something--just imagine a gun strapped to the back of everyone between 18 and 22. June 09 DC/Baltimore/the lightsies hurts my eyesLive from Newark International Airport---its the Martha wears sunglasses inside show. Yup, after two weeks of constant motion--my body is throwing in the towel and my eyes have declared mutiny. I figure it must be a pretty funny sight---me hiding in the corner of Starbucks in the terminal, sunglasses (the replacements for the lost Gucci-Knockoffs) on, chai latte in hand. Somehow i managed a hangover without any alcohol.
This tail end of the trip has been an experience in fly-by-the-seat-of-my-jeans. I made it to Baltimore--but the luggage didn't. Which is no problem really--b/c i also couldn't find Bahie for like 4 hours....so it was a good thing that i wasn't hauling my stupid backpack around. Brunch with Adam was really nice...getting to spend a whole day with Bahie was a rare treat, and seeing Ilissa after so long was really priceless. More and more i realize how blessed i am that rarely does it ever feel like time has really passed when i am with my friends--somehow it stands still--years seem like months.
DC was DC--Amy is a fabulous light and after sharing living in 3 places with her, getting to see her in my old town feels like a perfect fourth....she scored this awesome apartment in Foggy Bottom and i am super jealous. Scott and I went to the Smithsonians--the Freer Asian Art Gallery and the new Native American Museum. The latter is really amazing---HIGHLY RECOMMEND it to anyone going to DC.
The main reason i hit up DC on this trip though was to meet Deihim's fiancee--Julie. Its always a little strange when your near and dear ones are getting married to someone you haven't met before. So, i was really grateful to have the opportunity to spend at least a little time with her. Julie is a really wonderful woman and i am soooo glad that Deihim found her (or she him, however you look at it). The pictures are from a dinner we had with with Nafis and Shirin :) June 08 Seattle, Kirkland, and RedmondMore pics--including Farsh cuddling Simba--can be found at Dhab and Tana's page
Aka Seattle and it surroundings....the mountians were beautiful, trees a shade of green i have missed in the 6 years its been since i was there last. |
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