Reply 2682#2682 shinny's post
It's so pretty blanketed in snow! Though I have to say I prefer visiting not living in snowy climates. I have learned that where I now live it does get cold enough to be below freezing (no where near as close to where you live though Barb) but we don't have the right weather conditions for snow. We are now on one of our temperature dropping weeks so by the end of the week it should be down to the 20-30s F, fortunately/unfortunately it will only stay that way for a few days then it is back up and back down again. I personally love this type of weather where it is cold, but not too cold, but I've also never lived in a place that has such temperature extremes so often that it is really affecting my immune system and I have been constantly sick for the past few weeks, nothing too bad that it affects my day to day things, but due to the weather drops and rises i just can't overcome it which sucks.
On a happier note, did I mention I am going back to Israel in a month? I'm doing and Alternative Spring Break program and going to help some poorer towns in need and the money I raised to go (it was free with fundraising) is going to help build secure playgrounds for kids who are living in the war zone right now so are unable to play safely outside. I really wanted to build bomb shelters in the city of Sderot (a city that really needs it, for more info check out wikipedia or sderotmedia.com if you want) but Sderot is currently in the hot zone of missile attacks from the war with Gaza so instead I'm going to Dimona which is closer to the Jordanian boarder and also where the Black Hebrews live (decendents of the lost tribe of Dan found to be living in Uganda or Ethiopia i can't remember like 10 years ago then were brought to live in Israel to escape a civil war there). I'm really excited. It's not going to be a relaxing Spring Break for me, but it should be a great experience.
