Welcome to the Army

*FROM 11/21*
This morning we got up at normal time and at 8:30 put our final few things in the library and cleaned out our rooms. Then David, Baruch, and Judy dud intense checks of every room to make sure we had cleaned properly. Then we got on the bus and headed down south. Around 11:30 we stopped at a mall for lunch, where Sydney and I shared a salad and a frozen yogurt where they basically create the flavor by mixing in whatever you want. (Ours was pretty good). Then we got back on the bus and around1:30 we arrived at the base. Immediately we were split into 2 groups and put our bags in our respective tents. Luckily all the girls in our group are in a tent with just us (the other EIE girls of Israelis). Then we got our mattresses, sleeping bags, and blankets. None of which were obtained easily. We were constantly being timed and running in to 2 lines or a het. Then we got our uniforms. We went back to the tent to change I found a cat sitting on my mattress. I freaked out a bit (of course the cat would sit on the bed of a girl who dislikes animals). Then we learned some commands, went over rules, learned the “red lines” and ran a little more. Around 6:40 we had dinner (it wasn’t very good). After dinner we met in our groups and played a few games until opening ceremony. The ceremony wasn’t anything special; we legitimately sat there for an hour. After that we had our hour off that every solider is guaranteed. We set up our beds, had a snack, talked to our madrachim, got ready for bed, and I wrote. Our hour off is also the time for us to shower but the bathrooms are a tad gross so we decided that we wouldn’t be using them all week. At 10 we met with our commander, cleaned up some trash, and went to bed.