Tzav Reshon

Today was anything but a relaxing Sunday.
Unlike in the states, where Sunday is viewed as a day to wake up late, eat pancakes and do nothing, here in Israel it is a regular working day.
Everyone who went out on Shabot over the weekend had to come back last night in order to be here today.
The day started out much like any other day did. We had Ulpan, where we learned new things. Then at 1, we had to go to the post office in order to get our health insurance. Here in Israel, things are more complicated than in the states. (I actually have a funny joke with some of my Garin friends, that when we are done with the army, we are going to open up a bank and other things and bring American efficiency to the area.)
While the post office did not take long, people who didn’t need to be there were and this made everyone get upset because we had to leave so fast that we missed lunch. While this doesn’t seem so bad, here on the kibbutz lunch is viewed as dinner or the biggest meal where chicken or meat is served.
The other reason why everyone is on edge is because tomorrow is tzav reshon. This is our first army test. Basically it consists of a physical check, a basic IQ test (where we need to look at shapes and complete the pattern) and an interview with the psychologist. Tzav reson is also where we get to find out what units we are able to go into. It is very stressful for everyone because we all want to get into a good unit and we are all afraid of being told something we don’t want to here. Hopefully we are all over thinking this thing and it turns out to be not bad at all.
Hope everyone had a good weekend.