Sunday, December 14, 2008

that's it.

i'm not going back to israel anymore.

and israel's way of saying that they don't want me to go.. : 2 hours check-in/security process.

after two long years of hard work, the project has finally come to an end.. this is the first assignment i've been given when i joined rz, i was there for 4 months. between that and my second return to this account, there was a half year gap, so ~3/4 of my career has been spent here.

it didn't really feel final yet because a large bug was discovered just hours before i left (-_-'''). was still busy conducting interviews and resolving issues the entire day that i din even have the time to properly say goodbye to many people.. at about 430pm, after my last meeting of the day, i went to find mr kobi. he was sitting in hh, and i hadnt had the time to go visit him even though i said i would for 2 months. the day before, he found me on facebook and i found out that he moved to rnn recently! ~yay~ his office was in the same building as my meeting location, so i started with him first. said hi and then said bye... it was only then that the finality set in - i was never going to see these people again for a longg time... hurried back to the other building before everyone left for the day.. found edna, mark, shiri!!!, michal!!, oded, ayelet, yuval.. was supposed to have coffee with oded and ayelet, but they were too busy to entertain me.. carmit was ooo so din get to say bye today.. was too busy to meet hila for dinner since she was not working there anymore.. tried to find keren but she wasnt in her office...

thank you for the wonderful experience israel.. even though i would not promise that i'll visit again - i've had quite too much of you for now.. i've grown alot these 2 years, and even managed to make a few pretty good friends! :) i wish for peace and stability in your region, and hope that your people my friends will stay safe and happy..

just as we were preparing to leave for the airport, keren found me! she came to where we sat to bid goodbye...

"that's it? you are not coming back anymore?"
"yeah. that's it."

that's it.