cherrypop
8/29/2008 10:50 EST
Hi!
I am a student from the Czech Republic, Prague, who decided to take a year off to live in Israel and hopefully stay there forever in the future.......
Its a big step and people think I went crazy, cause Im not finishing school and because Im not Jewish. But I love the country. I spent my childhood and teenage years there when my parents worked there as diplomats, so Israel grew close to my heart and I now feel its my true home.
However, many people are in disbelief that I want to do it. They discourage me, that life is hard, that Im idealizing it, etc.....
But there are also those that really support me and believe in me and are proud to have somebody come to Israel. Im even considering converting to Judaism, since I wanna LIVE live there forever.......
So what do you all think? Is life in Israel really a bad step? I feel like its the right place for me to be, but I would like to know WHAT exactly it is that is so hard about life in Israel, which I might have missed over my plentiful stays there for years.......
Thanks and hope to hear from all of you who have something to say! :)
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yana
9/1/2008 05:54 EST
It would be interesting to know how old you are, but judging from what you write i would guess very early 20's.
What is the HARD thing in Israel ? Like anywhere else in the world it is making a living ! Paying your bills, getting a job.
Answer yourself this question only: what can I offer, what do I know or can I do, enabling me to make a living ?
(and please be honest to yourself)
If you have the answer to that you know if you go now or first finish your studies, who will employ you (or maybe be selfemployed) and you will not end up on the street.
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cherrypop
9/1/2008 15:13 EST
Thanks Yana :).
Yah, Im 21 at the moment, but turning 22 in November :).
Your answer very much answered my question and actually satisfied me to the positive, because lets face it - earning a living and getting a decent job is the question in EVERY civilized country.
The thing is that my school isnt something that totally satisfies me now. Right now, Im thinking that taking a year off will only help me, because if I dont do it, I will regret it forever. And moving to Israel after my studies isnt that smart either, because Ill be older and less able to "experiment" with my life. The younger, the better, and Im taking a risk, but it seems like I found a job as an English teacher, which is wonderful :).
So I hope everything works out for me...... And thanks for the response!
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yana
9/2/2008 04:05 EST
Studies are never satisfactory as you are learning theories.
If you dislike so much what you study - maybe consider changing the field.
I am 36 and still did not finish experimenting and I am not planning to do so. (see song from Baz Luhrman - something for everybody)
PS What you did NOT do - you cannot regret. You can only regret what you did do.
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MtManbytheSea
9/16/2008 15:23 EST
Yana, I think you've answered your own question. You describe it as your true home, where your heart is. You're even considering a spiritual change of path to align with where you feel you belong.
If there is one regret in my life, it is not following my own desires to live in different places sooner than I have.
I am in preparations now. Good luck to you, whatever you decide to do.
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MtManbytheSea
9/16/2008 15:27 EST
I disagree. It is very easy to regret what we don't do, or don't try to do. And they say there is nothing as expensive as regret. Better to try and fail, than to someday ask "what if?" Not taking action is taking an action in itself, it's ongoingly making the choice not to act. Just another opinion. :-)
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PS What you did NOT do - you cannot regret. You can only regret what you did do.
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cherrypop
9/18/2008 18:00 EST
Thank you for ur support! I really truly believe that Israel IS the place I should be.
And I agree - the worst thing is to REGRET. Regret what you did do does suck, but regret what you didnt do sucks even more, cause u dont even know how it would have turned out. Youre regretting AND youre wondering how it could have been.
Thank you all and I hope I will really fulfill the dream Im trying to pursue here.......
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