Rwanda/beach

Were are raising 5,000 dollars for Rwanda and I'm apart of the committee that will be trying to get money from the states (from synagogues, community centers, jewish schools, etc.) Mom, do you have any ideas on who I can ask? Were going to be writing a uniform draft letter to send out to different organizations. Maybe the Jewish community action group that you work with would sponsor us/ donate some money? In about a week, a Rwandan who survived the genocide who now lives in Israel is coming to talk to us/answer any of our questions and I'll be doing a presentation on the psychological process behind a genocide. Were planning on selling t-shirts/bracelets here, and having a big year course party to raise money. Anyways, Yesterday I had my first hebrew test and I think I did pretty well. I have been learning quick (a lot faster then in spanish because I am trying to put what I learn to use here) and 3 of my roommates are fluent in Hebrew so they have been helping me a lot. Learning hebrew is actually bringing a lot of my Spanish back to me weirdly because when I try think of a word in hebrew, the Spanish word always comes to mind first. It's kind of funny. Yesterday after class I went to the beach with my friends and read my new book called Homesick(It takes place in Jerusalem) and it gives all different perspectives including an Arab worker and a new Israeli couple that is living in the house that the Arab lost during Israels Independence day. I have never heard an Arabs perspective on that before and it's very sad and true that when the Arabs left their land to escape the violence and threats that were coming, they assumed they would come back in a matter of weeks so they left all of their belongings, but by the time they returned to their homes, Jewish people had moved it to their houses and knocked down their things. I understand why Arabs are so upset about all the settlements..  in the book, the Arab comes back to his home 50 years later with the document that says it is his land (under the Turks rule) and removes part of the ceiling to collect a hidden gold necklace that was his mothers, but because the Jews took over the house and it was in their name, he wasn't allowed to take it. I'm starting to understand how deep and complicated the Arab-Israeli conflict is, and it is purely ignorant to say that the Jews are 100% right and Israel is completely our land. So after I finished the book I took a nap and woke up to the sun setting over the ocean it was beautiful !! I attached a picture :) Then our whole section had a Sukkot activity and did different activities relating to Sukkot. I hope you guys are putting up the Sukkah this year... they are popping up everywhere here is it so cool:) It reminded me of our own sukkah and how proud I was showing it off to my friends when I was younger. After the activity, about 40 people went down to the beach and we had a bonfire! Some people played guitar and we were all just chilling by the ocean it was great and I went in the water. I miss you and love you! Oh by the way I bought 3 months worth of birth control here(it's a lot cheaper here) It's less then 10 dollars for each pack.