I am interested in seeing what type of responses this elicits

Wow, this was a really long week! And in the aims of making sure this post is not equally long, I think we are going to go back to the days of lists :)

Random events of the weeks and their corresponding smilies:

 My new bosses love me. They have promoted me to Institute intern, which still doesnt pay, but they assure me that all the other interns will be jealous.

 It is friggin hot here. I am constantly battling dehydration and its ensuing headaches.

 This week was full of lots of long conversations about feelings and political opinions and potential future plans. 

 My last boss from that stupid restaurant in Rehavia is an idiot. I went by to pick up my check and ended up leaving him a note because neither he nor my check were there. He has called me three times since then. Once, to tell me I have to come and fill out some form it didnt occur to him to have me fill out when I was actually working there or in the two weeks since I left. Then to tell me he had lost my hours and see if I still had them. And then the third time to tell me I had to come and fill out this form NOW because he had to fax it in in an hour. This appears to be a headache that will be staying with me for awhile yet. 

 Everyone is coming to Israel for the summer!!

 My health insurance is once again billing me when they shouldnt. When I tried to call and clarify, I put in my ID # and the machine told me they couldnt talk to me now and hung up. 

 I had to pee in a cup. In a very Israeli fashion, they did not give me a lid. And the bathroom was two floors up. 

 I had two job interviews this week. One was for a waitressing job that I dont really want, but also dont think Ill get because they wanted people with more experience. And the other one was for my exciting news.

- I am a little emotionally confused about this.

This week I went in for my Tzav Rishon. This is the first round of tests that you have to go through before joining the Israeli Army. It includes an interview, a medical exam, an intelligence test, and then a test that helps them determine what type of job you would be suitable for. In a few weeks they should send me a list of jobs they think I am suitable for and from there I can apply to whichever ones I want. I am technically on track to join the army now, but because I am volunteering, I can still change my mind without any consequences. 

I am not yet sure if this is what I want to do and alot depends on what type of job I could get. That being said, I think it is something that I will be really happy to have done. I know it will be hard for me, especially the whole independence thing, but I look forward to the challenge and how I will grow as a result. 

I am a little nervous about telling everyone, in case I end up not doing it for some reason, but this is the big thing going on in my life right now, and I guess I want to share that.

Also, just to clarify: I will not be a combat soldier. It is very hard for a woman to get a combat position, and I am too old (remember this is an army of 18 yr olds) and dont have the physical profile. I will also probably be volunteering for a year, two at most. And I have no idea what I will be doing yet. I also do not know when I will go in, though I would guess about 5-8 months. 

Anyway, that is my exciting news. Im sorry if that is not as exciting as a secret engagement or letting you all know that I am actually an alien or something. 

Shabbat Shalom, Happy weekend, and I hope to get lots of responses from this post. Otherwise I will have to start doing something even more drastic then moving across the world and joining the Israeli army.