Keeping you updated, after its been a while

It is almost 9:00AM in Jerusalem. I finishing eating a breakfast of oatmeal followed by pineapple flavored jello (ah... the single life).
I am on bein hazmanim בין הזמנים which is yeshiva language of vacation between semesters.
Today is day #6 of 23 days of my vacation from my Torah learning at Shapell's as well as my ulpan אולפן Hebrew studies at Machon Meir.
The big question is: What have I been doing with my time?
Day #1 was Friday, so much of the day was spent preparing for Shabbat.
I caught one of the last Egged Chareidi buses from Jerusalem to Haifa which was a great deal considering that it went directly to the neighborhood next to The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, and it cost almost $4 (15 Shekels) less than the regular Egged bus.
After the just-over-2-hour ride, I arrived in Haifa, found a small grocer to pick up some needed items and found my way into the university and the dorm that I would stay in for the next 2 days.
The Technion campus and Haifa, in general, have a climate that seems to be hotter than Jerusalem's and most certainly is much more humid. I put out some of my sweat-soaked clothes to dry overnight and found that in the morning they were still wet, something that doesn't usually happen in Jerusalem. Also, the topography of Haifa, atleast around The Technion, is much more steep than in Jerusalem, this adds to more challenging travel by foot and bicycle than I am used to.
Since I have been accepted for the graduate program in Urban Planning at The Technion, I have made a point to visit my friend Mordy who is studying there in the English-speaking Medical program, for Shabbat.
Now, the time is 9:39AM on Wednesday, the 5th of August, and I must cut this blog short as I need to get my bachelors degree approved by the Ministry of Education and need to do it in-person.
So, I am off on my bicycle to 2 Deborah Our Mother Street followed by a return to my neighborhood to pick up some photos that I have ordered to be processed.
Kol Tuv - All Well!
Dan