Decision headway

This past week has been somewhat of a break. I have spent most of it exploring the city center, Jerusalem that is. I am staying in the center of the center--Kikar Tzion. I'm here with someone from the Livnot program, and two army guys. Their friends stop by and great discussions have been had. The cultures are so amazing. Last night, it was some americans, a brit, an italian, a frenchman, a some israelis. They were all kind enough to speak English because I cannot follow Hebrew that well just yet. It's great to be here.
This week will involve volunteering at the soup kitchen restaurant I did with Livnot. Plus I'll do more city living and exploring. I'll look more into what to do in July as well. The next Shabbat I'll be in Zichron Ya'akov with HHS people and our sister congregation. I cannot wait to do that.
The week of the 10th family from Australia will be here too--incredibly excited to meet them. I may or may not go to Eilat and Petra that week, still to be decided.
And then, on June 17, I am planning on taking a bus up north, all the way north (Metula maybe), and then hiking the Israel National Trail down to Jerusalem. I don't have the maps yet or exact stops so I'm not positive how far, but the estimate is 220mi. The plan is to take just under 3wks to complete this in a style that more closely resembles day hiking with a big backpack. Meaning there are stops nearly every day for resupply, I don't need a tent, and I won't have any hot foods or stove stuff. Just a change of clothes, general camping stuff (compass, iodine tablets, knife, etc), and a sleeping bag. I am really looking forward to doing this. A small weight was lifted when I finally made this decision. As of now I plan to do this alone, though the guy I'm staying with has expressed some interest in coming. he's still trying to make decisions in his life, so we'll see. I feel comfortable and competent enough to do this solo. Great way to see the country and get to know the land.
I don't know what the American news is saying about this place, if anything, but it's safe for now. There is talk of something happening, then again, I imagine there usually is around here. As for the bombings in Sderot, that is just outside of Gaza, which is a couple hours drive from here. The ripple effect is minimal.
I hope you are all well and that life is as adventurous back at home.