I'm a noob

I just finished my first month officially being a MH resident in Portland, OR and I love it! It's so fun to plan programs for your peers. You really learn a lot about people.

My first event was a Shabbat dinner just after New Year's and at the tail end of Winter Break for students. Many of my friends still in school/grad school got to come together and see each other. Some hadn't seen each other in years! It was great to see my old USY and camp friends together. We even sang the Camp Solomon Schechter version of the Birkat Hamazon! I think we'll recruit some people from it...if they come back to Portland, anyway. I was really happy with it.

My other event in Jan was my birthday party!!! It fell on Obama's inauguration this year so that was QUITE exciting. I had friends new and old come to the big Moishe House event--complete with not one but TWO birthday cakes from my roommates!!! I was really happy it all came together. The little burst of joy came at a good time since I flew out to Florida and D.C. the next day to see a sick family member and attend a funeral for another. I'm glad that I am part of a solid community here. One that discovers Judaism and being young in the world at large.

This coming month I'm planning a Tu B'shvat Hike, and a big "Coffeeshop Night" with my other new roommate, Rachel. We're hoping to get all our friends to perform at this "open mic"-like event. I'm feeling really positive about everything MH but still adjusting to all the responsibility. It has already taken so much work but it has easily been well worth it. Still adjusting to the pace, so I'm glad all of us have been so supportive to each other here in the house. We're hoping to get a bonding event on the calendar in March...

Still brewing with lots of ideas...excited for what will come...