Merav

Hey.

My name is Merav.

I'm fifteen. I live in Alon Shvut, and learn in Neveh Chana. I'm the oldest, and I have two younger sisters and two younger brothers. Both my parents are American, but we were all born in Israel. I have a dog named Golan, a hamster, and two fish. I love hanging out with my friends, going out for pizza, and going to watch movies. I just went to see Harry Potter 7 with a few of my friends, and it was great. Though I get scared of almost anything in movies, so I was pretty much freaked out the whole time =].

I have a pretty big family- I have fifteen first cousins on each side (thirty all together), and I love having so much family. Almost all of my aunts and uncles live in Israel, and all of them live less than two hours away. Having your family so close is great! We always get together on the holidays- for parties, food, and just getting to see each other. Sometimes even our distant family (second cousins, third cousins…) come, and then it's even more fun- being surrounded my so much family. I love having my whole family around me. I know that if I ever have a problem, I can come to any one of them and they will immediately help me. Though I have one uncle who lives in America, and he has three of the cutest kids ever! It's sad that they live so far away, because Every time I see them I have to remind them who I am, and what my name is…=[ but they come to visit us at least once every two years so I get to see them pretty often.

Even though I'm not good at any, I love watching spots- mostly football and basketball. My family and I are crazy sports fans, but we divide into two- my brothers follow my dad who's from New York, so they like the Jets, the Knicks, and the Yankees. Yuck. The girls follow my mom who's from Cleveland, so we like the Browns, the Cavaliers, and the Indians. Sometimes it can get kind of irritating when you're annoying little brothers keep rubbing it your face that their teams are winning, and yours are, well, not =]. But still, watching the games together is really fun. Every year when the playoffs start, (and the cavs are good enough to make it…), because of the time difference, we all get up in the middle of the night to watch the games. We all have a great time watching those games at three o'clock in the morning, and I hope we keep doing it this year too.

I don’t know if this counts as a motto, but a phrase I heard a few days ago, and really liked is- "coincidence is G-d's way of staying anonymous". I just like the idea that G-d is the one who is always behind any coincidence, even if it doesn’t seem like it. I like the thought that G-d is always there with me, even if I don’t always feel it.

So I hope we have fun doing this project thing. And that’s it for now!

  