Really? Had to bring back the Shekel? Was there nostalgia cache?

Heard back from Kibbutz board! Apparently the (refunded, if you actually stay) registration fee, health insurance and 'pocket money to make sure you won't end up stranded somewhere, you stupid American' totals out to 1610 NIS (New Israeli Shekels)/ 458.95 American, which is way doable.

One Nitsa tells me that 'all kibbutzim have internet.' Wow, way to fret about nothing, Erin. And way to go wired, places with a declining 'frontiersman' reputation in Israeli popular culture.

On the subject of flight arrangements, Nitsa was less helpful (though way good with everything else, I need to say thanks).

"Unfortunately, we have no information about flight.

You do no need a return ticket, but you might have to show that you have enough money (at the airport)."


Okay, reasonable, so what, now I have to either con Birthright into paying my trip over or see what the absolute CHEAPEST flight ever around could be? Wonder what's good for that.

Mom is trying to convince me that the visa will take FOREVER to obtain, but the kibbutz site kind of made it seem like the visa was really not a giant deal, as if I brought the money and explained I was going to be a kibbutz volunteer in the Israeli airport and they stamped a card. I should ask Nitsa.

*Edit* And am going to be eight hours ahead of my home time zone, thus two hours ahead of London-time, finally enabling aralias to obtain the moral victory by not being the one who has to beg off to go sleep.

Really? Had to bring back the Shekel? Was there nostalgia cache?

Heard back from Kibbutz board! Apparently the (refunded, if you actually stay) registration fee, health insurance and 'pocket money to make sure you won't end up stranded somewhere, you stupid American' totals out to 1610 NIS (New Israeli Shekels)/ 458.95 American, which is way doable.

One Nitsa tells me that 'all kibbutzim have internet.' Wow, way to fret about nothing, Erin. And way to go wired, places with a declining 'frontiersman' reputation in Israeli popular culture.

On the subject of flight arrangements, Nitsa was less helpful (though way good with everything else, I need to say thanks).

"Unfortunately, we have no information about flight.

You do no need a return ticket, but you might have to show that you have enough money (at the airport)."


Okay, reasonable, so what, now I have to either con Birthright into paying my trip over or see what the absolute CHEAPEST flight ever around could be? Wonder what's good for that.

Mom is trying to convince me that the visa will take FOREVER to obtain, but the kibbutz site kind of made it seem like the visa was really not a giant deal, as if I brought the money and explained I was going to be a kibbutz volunteer in the Israeli airport and they stamped a card. I should ask Nitsa.

*Edit* And am going to be eight hours ahead of my home time zone, thus two hours ahead of London-time, finally enabling aralias to obtain the moral victory by not being the one who has to beg off to go sleep.