My 7-day countdown has started. Off to Haifa next Sunday 24 January.
Everything is booked (I had to re-book a car, as the Europcar concession shut down unexpectedly).
The university has quite a few requirements that I wasn't expecting, such as various medical forms, one to be signed by my doctor (hey guys, I'm just going for a month... barely the time to develop anything serious), and insurance forms (even though I'm fully covered for everything), and today I got a message to say I have to have an Israeli phone number (for security purposes?), which means I have to get hold of an unlocked phone so I can get a SIM card when I get there. Good job they didn't leave that until the last minute, hey!
I really hope it's worth it.
Still, just to gain 12-15C in temperature will be enough to put a smile on my face.