5 Months in Israel

What a whirl wind the last five months has been. I can't figure out where all the time went. It's amazing that days can feel long but the week can fly by. As the weeks fly by, five months has disappeared.

For the first time in my adult life (which I know is not that long, but everyone thought I was 19 when I was 12 right? ;) So the years add up) I feel like I have had TIME to be with myself and silently observe. Thanks to Shabbat every Friday and Saturday which means 90% of the country shuts down, the weekends have been full of rest and observation. Some of the things I know about myself make me giggle and others
I will continue to work on.

1. I don't do well with a lot of down time (thank you mom for passing that to me) I LOVE lying around but I can only take one day of complete vegetation state before I need to be doing some activity or other. MANY a times my friends have literally taken my on a run to get my energy out.

2. I heart hummus. Hummus goes with everything. The stuff in the states taste like glue compared to the stuff here.

3. I'm so grateful to have a fully functioning body
that supports me in my life choices.

4. I was letting a fear run part of my life.
 I still would not go as far as bring a

bug into my room for fun, but I can now muster up the gusto (yes, it is gusto for me) to deal with the bugs in my room. Go me!!
Though, I like the scorpions more than the bugs

5. Every day I learn more and more that I get to challenge myself to be my greatest and own it. Whether it's in rehearsal, relationships, adventures etc...

6. My patience does not extend as far as I thought it did.

 While being here, I have met beautiful, inspiring, passionate, and loving people. I am still blown away by the energy of the people here and their commitment to each other as a nation. I have also met people that make me want to poke my eyeballs out and wonder what wakeup call they need in life to start respecting and loving themselves and others. Funny enough, none of these people are from Israel. That doesn't surprise me in the least but does make me laugh that I moved half way around the world and I met these people from the US here. The question I ask myself is "What do I have to learn"? Well, the answer is patience. Hali is so amazing with this. Her example assists me to stay in check and out of the drama.


7. Patience may not be my best practiced quality at the moment,

but I feel compassion is. More often than not, I can see where people are coming from and get they are doing what they feel is best. I respect that, seeing as I have grew up being the black sheep in Utah and in San Francisco. If someone can explain that I'd appreciate it;) I am grateful to all the people in my life that respect the choices I make and are friends with ME and not my political, religious, cultural views. I know this is one of the lessons I came here to learn. I am grateful to be here, experiencing how people live and think, seeing how easy it is to misjudge a person and getting the chance to love everyone for where they are at.


Hali has the patience for the physical shenanigans that people do and I have the compassion to see why they are choosing the things they do.

We are a great team and are constantly teaching each other.


One of my patterns in life has been: unexpected things that pop up in my space come, at the perfect time and place. I also have no idea what comes next until the last minute and then it’s perfect. When I got into Lines Training Program, I didn't audition and had no intention of following my ballet roots. I got a letter in the mail and I knew that's where I should be. I did the audition to come here in the first place because one of my teachers told me I should take the class from this man. I wasn't even sure it was an audition, let alone it would involve me moving to Israel. The next day, I got a call that I was accepted. This opportunity felt so natural. Like I knew I would be doing this my whole life. I didn't think my parents would be to thrilled about the idea but they knew I was going
before I even decided:)

The miracle that has fallen into my lap as I attempt to figure out how I am going to audition and be available for work surprised me one day last week. Amazing teachers, family, and friends made it possible for me to stay in Israel. I've been invited to stay with the next Masa group. Be part of everything like the last five months, with the freedom to come and go as needed to audition. I am so excited to be staying in Israel a little longer. Hali is staying, so we shall continue to be the Chalis. Some of my good friends are staying in Israel, and I get to continue working under this amazing company. It feels like a good place to be right now. I am excited and nervous to be auditioning abroad (although I choose to think excited and nervous are the same emotion) and the best news is...

I GET TO COME HOME AND SEE EVERYONE IN FEBRUARY!!!

I am still working out the dates but I will definitely be in

SoCal, SF, and UT sometime very soon.

So my dear friends, we shall be continuing our long distant relationship,

and you lovely people who refuse to skype me..suck it up.

 We are going to develope our relationship via skype. Think how lucky you are to see my shining face via choppy internet connection. It's great!!!

Shalom!