I am going to Israel for a week and a half, essentially for free. There is a program set up where, if you are Jewish and between the age of 18 and 26, you can go on a guided trip to Israel, for only the cost of getting yourself to an airport that has flights to Israel.

This is set up by rich Jews who donate a lot of money, and the Israeli government which wants more young Jewish people to move to Israel.

I am not very observant, and not at all spiritual, and I definitely have no desire to ever move to Israel. But, I want a free trip to another country. So, I'm going.

(Of course, instead of packing and getting ready tonight, I spent the entire evening watching my sister's season 1 DVDs of Scrubs, which is the BEST show I had never watched. I am now addicted to Scrubs and need to finish packing so I can get up semi-early to begin a loonnnggg day of travel.

Have a great New Years Eve/Day!