So by now I've been through the majority of the pre-aliyah process. I've experienced the lack of a sense of urgency or interest on the part of the Jewish Agency which eventually I pushed through. I've dealt with the slow and frustrating proof of Judaism issues (non-issue became an issue). Waited for responses to questions and inquiries which all amounted to a lot of frustration but never the less I've been able to have my tik (file) approved. Now I'm ready to apply for my Aliyah Visa and I still need to send in my application for Ulpan. Unfortunately when I called JA in Philly, the assistant is out for personal reason and I tried to other people I was referred to with no response. I have questions about both applications which I can't seem to find a human being to answer. I'm a little tired of voicemail, e-mail, and recordings but I'm still sooooo excited about my upcoming Aliyah especially as we celebrate our independence.
On another note, the weather here in central pennsylvania has been absolutely beautiful and I have just about no motivation to do any more work for school despite the fact this should probably be my most demanding 2 weeks this semester. I guess I'll push through as I only have a couple of classes to take this summer and then GRADUATION!
I'm trying to decide if I should by an unlocked GSM phone here and then get a sim card in Israel or if I should wait and buy a phone from Orange,Cellcom etc.
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Have you contacted Nefesh b'Nefesh for information and help on making aliyah? Highly recommended. You don't need to fill out an application for ulpan unless you need to attend a specialized ulpan (e.g. for doctors, engineers etc). When you get here you simply go to them along with your teudat oleh and teudat zehut, they will most likely give you a short test unless you haven't had any hebrew at all in which case they know you belong in aleph, and then assign you to a class. Your ulpan is free for the first 5 months.
Oh yeah, feel free to contact me with the questions you have about your visa application or anything else --this is Oleh Girl.
you can also ask me questions about both applications.
as for a cell phone, i recommend buying one here, so that it will have hebrew capabilities. if you get orange and you have a credit card, you can get a really nice phone and only be charged an extra 20 shekels a month to pay it off, you don't have to pay all at once. btw, DO NOT get cellcom, orange is much cheaper. i just switched for that reason.
Yo Cori, how much cheaper? I'm with cellcom and have been thinking of switching... :)
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