I was counting on today being the day that we would finally feel comfortable. In general, Israel doesn't seem to be a place that is hospitable for women to comfortably have careers, unless they can hire a full-time maid. Washing machines are small, about half the size of American ones, and they take up to two hours to run a load. They are a common European model that heats its own water and uses very little water. And dryers and dishwashers are rare.
School lets out quite early in the afternoon.
Refrigerators are small, requiring frequent trips to the grocery store. The list goes on. Like New York, it takes a lot of money to live comfortably in Israel. So here I am writing this instead of cleaning out cupboards so that we can unpack. I just can't stand the thought of doing more work today.