after being here for 3 months now (!), there're a few questions that seem to come up repeatedly. to make your (and my) life easier, I decided to make a small FAQ. here are a few answered questions:
where are you now?
in haifa, israel
why are you there?
I serve at the Baha'i World Centre
and what do you do?
I serve at the information services department, ISD
and what exactly do you do?
right now I'm working on a few internal projects for the department. what I will be doing later on is in God's hands...
how much do you work?
our week starts on sunday (confusing at first, but you get used to it), and we do 44 hour weeks. usually half day every other friday, the other one off.
where do you live?
slightly down the mountain, about 15 minute walk.
how do you live?
I used to share with three flatmates, but now since one of moved out, we're two sharing and waiting for whenever the third one will move in.
what do you do during your free time?
something I like about being here is that there's always something to do. twice a week there are pilgrim talks (which we can attend), there're classes on almost any and every subject you can think of, there are talks on various topics, etc etc. there's so much one can learn, it's really great.
the past two months I've been working on my project (it's going well, I assure you). beyond that, I've had hebrew classes with the last one now on sunday. I started taking spanish (8 classes, once a week), so hopefully soon I'll be fluent there ;)
is that all you do?
no, there's so much more to do here. we've had the barbeque, and a lot of random social events and dinners and fun here and there. and of course sports and stuff too.
are you happy?
oh yes, very much so. everyone is really friendly and wonderful, and it's so easy to get in contact with and talk to people. it's an amazing atmosphere, and I really wish more people could come and experience it.
that'll have to do for now. do you have any more questions you want to ask? go for it!
where are you now?
in haifa, israel
why are you there?
I serve at the Baha'i World Centre
and what do you do?
I serve at the information services department, ISD
and what exactly do you do?
right now I'm working on a few internal projects for the department. what I will be doing later on is in God's hands...
how much do you work?
our week starts on sunday (confusing at first, but you get used to it), and we do 44 hour weeks. usually half day every other friday, the other one off.
where do you live?
slightly down the mountain, about 15 minute walk.
how do you live?
I used to share with three flatmates, but now since one of moved out, we're two sharing and waiting for whenever the third one will move in.
what do you do during your free time?
something I like about being here is that there's always something to do. twice a week there are pilgrim talks (which we can attend), there're classes on almost any and every subject you can think of, there are talks on various topics, etc etc. there's so much one can learn, it's really great.
the past two months I've been working on my project (it's going well, I assure you). beyond that, I've had hebrew classes with the last one now on sunday. I started taking spanish (8 classes, once a week), so hopefully soon I'll be fluent there ;)
is that all you do?
no, there's so much more to do here. we've had the barbeque, and a lot of random social events and dinners and fun here and there. and of course sports and stuff too.
are you happy?
oh yes, very much so. everyone is really friendly and wonderful, and it's so easy to get in contact with and talk to people. it's an amazing atmosphere, and I really wish more people could come and experience it.
that'll have to do for now. do you have any more questions you want to ask? go for it!
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