So yet again, it has been awhile since my last blog post. However, not much has happened since the last one because I had exams and was studying a good amount.
Since my last post my old counselor, Hannah Vahaba, was here with her now fiancee, Martin, and I got to meet up with them for a drink, which was excellent. Also later in the week Avi met me out after I went out after class and after a few drinks we started to play the penny slot machines (here they call them 'pokies') with a few friends. After a couple spins we ended up winning $120 on one spin! It was so crazy and exciting. We played a bit more and moved to another machine where we won ten more dollars. Instead of splitting the money we decided to go out for dinner and put the rest into the lottery. We went out for a delicious Indian dinner and although we didn't win the lotto, it was a lot of fun!
About a week later I planned a Shabbat lunch picnic at Bondi Beach. It turned out really well. I was a little nervous if the weather would hold out and I didn't know how many people would be able to come. However, the weather was beautiful (Avi even got pretty burned!). Also we had about 10 or so people and the food was excellent. We had such a good time. Then that night I found out that I passed the Georgia Bar Exam! I was so excited and relieved.
Unfortunately, after that I was sick for about a week so I wasn't able to really celebrate. Later that week, Avi and I signed up for scuba diving certification classes to begin the following Sunday. So everyday that week we had to do the online preparation course. On Sunday we began our first day in the pool. We had to start out doing some laps and treading water. Then we got into our wetsuits and began the training. It was really intense; in fact, it started at 9 am and we didn't finish until 5 pm. We were beyond exhausted when we finally got home.
The next week we went to Camp Cove, which is the beach next to Watson's Bay. There we began our first open water dive. We only went about 4.4 meters and the visibility was not so great. However, we saw some trumpet fish and a little sting ray; it was so cute! It looked like it was smiling at us.
Lat week, I had three exams in a row: Monday I had a real property exam, Tuesday I had administrative law, and Wednesday I had constitutional law. Needless to say, on Wednesday evening I got a little rowdy, but it was very fun! Then on Thursday night we went out for a double date with Lili and Natan Kuchar. On Friday, since it was Thanksgiving in the U.S., Avi stayed home from work and we talked to all of our family; it was really excellent. Even though all 3 of my brothers are in different cities throughout the world, it was really great to talk to them and my parents, in-laws, and some of my cousins and I can't wait to see them in a bit over a year.
For Shabbat, we went to Avital and Gideon Harkham's for dinner and we knew everyone there; it was really exciting! Then on Saturday Lili and Natan took us to a semi-Thanksgiving lunch. Finally, on Sunday we had our last diving certification class. We went to Gordon's Bay, which was beautiful! We went down 14.4 meters, which is 40 feet. We saw a huge catfish and had an amazing time. It was so great, and now we are certified and can't wait until the Great Barrier Reef next week. After diving, we went out for hamburgers at Lewis Continental. The restaurant itself was pretty hot, but the burgers were excellent! Not as good as my dad's though.
This week, I am getting ready to host a real Thanksgiving dinner at our apartment. So on that note, I need to get back to planning. However, we have a lot of traveling coming up and I can't wait to share it with y'all.
Happy Holidays!
Cheers from Australia!
