"Get the best from the worst" by December blogger of the month Ashley Voroba
A smart person gave me a piece of advice during the recent conflict: Get the best from the worst. It’s not really the same as “make the best of it,” or “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” It’s a little bit different. While most of my classmates went home following the announcement canceling school, I stayed in Israel. For a lot of reasons. The biggest reason was that I never had plans to go home for Winter Break in the first place (since my mom is coming to visit). Another reason is that I didn’t really feel the need to leave. Most importantly, I knew I wouldn’t get a drop of studying done back in the States. I think it took me about a week to really get my head on straight after everything that happened. Living in uncertainty and feeling powerless takes a toll. For days after the ceasefire, I compulsively checked the news, holding my breath as I hit “refresh” on Ynet’s update page, looking for an answer to the simple question “why?” an...