68:2:1

68 females wearing white-long sleeve t-shirts under a shirt that shows skin.
2 females wearing a black-long sleeve t-shirt under their shirts that show skin.
1 female, out of the two wearing black-long sleeve t-shirts, pregnant.

I noticed it my first night in town, all the women wear these colorful and flowered tank tops, and low cut/off the shoulder shirts, and then "ruin" them with this white shirt. I don't understand. I always thought I dressed pretty conservative, never thought of myself as a "slutty" dresser, but now, wearing shorts, or a v-neck, i feel awkward, and stared at. awkward.

The funny thing is, I didn't notice that they were only wearing white, until I saw a young pregnant women wearing black. Then it hit me, maybe white is the good and black is the bad? Who knows... I'll have to look more into it.

Jet-lag is starting to kick-in. The family I am staying with expects so much from me. I feel bad being tired, and I'm starting to get sick. Yesterday, after i took a nap, Yehudah took me to the old city and kotel. Instantly memories of the past came flooding back to me! I remembered things I had not thought about in years. Crazy.

We walked down the old-qtrs and saw all the people selling "crap." it's all the same, walk a little past, and you'll find it again. TOURIST scheme if you ask me!

By the time we got to the actual wall,I was exhausted. I hadn't ate since my "toast" at breakfast (which is really two HUGE pieces of bread, with way to much butter, and 4 slices of really heavy cheese) at 10, and was just feeling sick. I am not used to the dairy products here, it is all heavy, and i can't eat it. (All i hate today was another one of these "toast" things, and I'm disgusted with myself, i am getting really excited to live on my own and being shopping for what i enjoy!)
Anyway, (sorry for the rambling about the toast) I barely wanted to take my camera out. And when Yehudah left me to go to the men's side, i took a couple pictures and waited, i was just to tired to go see g-d. I know I'll be back. So it's okay.

We then had to walk back. At this point all i wanted to do was sit, I could barely walk. I had to convince Yehudah not to walk back through the shuk, and finally I realized I was starving. After a way to long hike to find a restaurant, I asked for the first thing i saw, Pizza, and ate it all up. QUICKLY.

The thing is, they eat HUGE meals here. So for me,I get full easily, and they do not understand. After the pizza, I was completely full, but Yehudah wanted to take me to get a hamburger, I'm seriously shocked they eat this much.

Today I spent most of the day sleeping. When I first got up around 10, they wanted me to go to a Bat-Mitzvah with them, but I politely declined. I had to get some rest. It is 8:30 and I know I'll be going to bed soon. I know they look at me strangely, not in a bad way, just in a "how does she not eat" way. But honestly, I am not hungry. They eat SO MUCH, and it is all so heavy, I just simply could not imagine eating that. You should see the amount of butter (no, not "I can't believe it's not butter light") that they put on things.

But with all the ramblings aside, I am so excited and still happy as ever to be here! It is a wonderful world, and tomorrow, if I am up to it, I am going with Shira to the school she works at! Hopefully I will be able to get up and go at 6!