hi to all

hi to all my friends and family,

It has been a couple of weeks since i have written. I have been very busy with the army and have not had much free time. The past two weeks have been hard both physically and mentally. Boot camp has been interesting to say the least. Last week we were at the shooting range for two days learning about the guns and how to shoot them. I actually enjoyed the shooting range more than I thought that i would. I realized that i am a pretty good marksman and that made me feel more confident in my abilities with the M16. Last week we also did outdoor survival as well as first aid, learning about the radio, doing guard duty, and a lot of team building. Then last weekend we stayed on base for shabbat and had guard duty all weekend. It was actually more relaxed on the base than i thought it would be.
This week has also been hard. We had a lot of testing because we finished our boot camp. So there was a lot of drills, and testing. We also had a very big ceremony on Tuesday where we got sworn into the army. The ceremony was held at one of the prisons that was used for holding soldiers of the underground army during the british mandate. The ceremony was really nice, but i really missed having people there to support me.
Today we got to come home for the weekend. I am staying at a friends house for the weekend and enjoying not being on a time schedule and being able to do what i want when I want. Being home for the weekend is also weird at the same time. I never thought that i would be looking for my gun and wondering why it is not on me. While on base you are always with your gun and this weekend i am not and it is really weird not having it.
Overall I am enjoying the army experience it is making me stronger both physically and mentally and I am definitely growing from it. I miss all of you and hope that all is well. Please keep in touch. it means a lot to me when I hear from all of you!
Love,
Roxanne