Today progressed like the typical school day with my biggest plan being to run to the grocery store for the first time after classes. On my way back Noah and I pass his neighbor who debates saying something to us and then just mysteriously says, "they'll fill you in" before he walked out of the apartment complex. Laughing at the weird and ominous interaction we enter his apartment building where we find a group of people gathered in the lobby all on their phones. I'm not sure who talked first, but the first words that registered were "terrorist attack".
In case you haven't seen the news yet, there are plenty of articles you can catch up on (such an article can be found here) but the general points are that an Arab man drove a car onto one of the light rail platforms where he killed an infant and injured a handful of people.
The craziest part to me is that it's literally the train stop right after the one we use to get to campus. The light rail is a train that runs into the city, and I had literally been on it only 24 hours prior. I'm also planning on going on it again tomorrow. It's weird how such crazy events can just happen and life goes on like normal.
The incident happened at Ammunition Hill where you see the flame. It's roughly just over a mile from where I live, although so far I've taken the train from Giv'at-Ha Mivtar (French Hill) past Ammunition Hill toward the city.
Although it wasn't entirely like normal. Security was walking around the apartment building complex telling people to close windows and stay inside so as to avoid any tear gas that may be traveling via wind from where rioting broke out after the incident. I guess there's a first time for everything, so now I can add avoiding tear gas to that list.
Staying in was pretty great though. Noah and I were eating dinner in my kitchen when my roommates walked in with friends and challah dough. What was sort of a crazy evening turned into a really awesome night where I got to eat and hangout with good company.
My roommate preparing the challah dough.
The challah pre-oven.
The best part- enjoying the bread! The two girls to the left of me are my roommates Leslie and Joelle.
As sad as I am that people were severely hurt today, at least I can be thankful for a lot of positives, including good food and great company!
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