Out Of Control

It seems like the last few days have been crazy. The most crazy being what I am sure you are all watching on the news over and over. Israel and Lebanon are close to being at war with each other, rockets are being fired back and forth and all seems to be normal here in Israel. Yesterday I layed on the beach in Tel Aviv all morning while army helicopters and planes flew north up the coast one after another. It was such a strange feeling to know that an hour and a half north of where I was getting a great tan, rockets were flying back and forth. (I hope my mom isn't having a heart attack right now) Yes there have been less people out and about the past couple days, but life seems to go on as usual here. I had quite a chuckle when I got back to the hostel last night to find about 30 people glued to CNN and on the phone trying to book flights home at the last minute. Jumpy I tell ya. Another fun event I got to witness was the Japanese Prime Minister coming to the old city. His entourage showed up right inside Jaffa gate under my balcony. It was a circus of Israeli soldiers, Japanese secret service and Israeli secret service. Craziness.
Today I went to the Holocaust museum. It took me 5 and a half hours to get through it all. I can't even put into words the impact it had on me. Everything was done so beautifuly/tragically. The rest of the afternoon has been a bit of a write off for me now. Have to go. the internet cafe is closing.