There is a new (well new for me) phenomena in Tel Aviv: Dogs wihout leashes. Never in my life have I seen anything like this. Israelis living in Tel Aviv love to have pets, dogs in particular (considering that every 5 ft you see a stray cat). What’s even more absurd is that they stroll [...]

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So I’m sure you have all figured out that if there is one thing I like to rant about.. it is the Israeli banking “system”. Having said that, I thought it appropriate to share my experience with the Call Center for my bank. Once again, my father had transferred money into my bank account and [...]

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Many people have asked me what it’s like to go to university in Israel. After about 3 months at school, I have come to the conclusion that Bar Ilan University is basically like Maryland… Only there is: barbed wire security guards with guns and the bathrooms are in the bomb shelter (just in case). Oh [...]

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So believe it or not, I have been trying all weekend to write this post, however… SHOCKER… my internet has been extremely slow EVEN THOUGH we upgraded to higher bandwidth (which is sufficient for a small business, army, school whatever). ANYWAY… I decided to post at work, seeing how this is much more important. Ah, [...]

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For a country that prides itself on being so high-tech, their internet service is seriously lacking. I knew this coming here, having lived in Jerusalem when I was studying abroad, I was half expecting slow and flaky connections. When I came to Tel Aviv, I expected a similar situation; I was pleasantly surprised to find [...]

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While sitting on the bus on my way home from my final, I noticed two stereotypical Israeli characteristics that I felt the need to share. 1. If you ever find yourself on a bus in Israel, you will notice that anytime an elderly person, pregnant woman, or disabled person gets on a bus, at least [...]

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Some people have mentioned to me that from the tone of my blog, it would appear that I am not enjoying my time in Israel. I would just like to set the record straight. I am enjoying my time abroad in Israel. The social scene is fantastic (as if anyone was really concerned about that). [...]

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Today I remembered why I avoid the grocery stores in Israel like the plague. It had been so long since I had last stepped into a grocery store (no, I am not starving myself I just choose to shop at the market instead) that I forgot what it is really like. I didn’t have 5 [...]

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If I haven’t said it enough, I’ll say it again… I really REALLY hate the banking ‘system’ here. Let me start from the beginning… On Monday, my loving father decided to help me out and wire money to my Israeli bank account (so I could pay my tuition in Shekel at a locked in rate [...]

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While at work one day last week, and frequenting some of my favorite websites (Facebook, Gmail, Someecards, Economist- yea, for real, Haaretz, and Facebook-again) I came across an amazing deal on Daka90 to travel to Istanbul for a weekend. Daka90 is probably one of my favorite websites here. Basically, it’s only for Israelis (or people [...]

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