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		<title>Israeli Dogs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s even more absurd is that they stroll [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bramnick.com/blogs/?p=47</link>
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		<title>My favorite topic- The Bank</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So I&#8217;m sure you have all figured out that if there is one thing I like to rant about.. it is the Israeli banking &#8220;system&#8221;. 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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bramnick.com/blogs/?p=45</link>
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		<title>Bar Ilan University</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many people have asked me what it&#8217;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&#8230; Only there is: barbed wire security guards with guns and the bathrooms are in the bomb shelter (just in case). Oh [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bramnick.com/blogs/?p=43</link>
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		<title>An Ode to my Printer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So believe it or not, I have been trying all weekend to write this post, however&#8230; SHOCKER&#8230; my internet has been extremely slow EVEN THOUGH we upgraded to higher bandwidth (which is sufficient for a small business, army, school whatever). ANYWAY&#8230; I decided to post at work, seeing how this is much more important. Ah, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bramnick.com/blogs/?p=41</link>
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		<title>The Internet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bramnick.com/blogs/?p=39</link>
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		<title>My Commute Home</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bramnick.com/blogs/?p=37</link>
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		<title>Three Points</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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). [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bramnick.com/blogs/?p=35</link>
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		<title>December 2nd</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;t have 5 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bramnick.com/blogs/?p=33</link>
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		<title>The Bank&#8230; AGAIN.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If I haven&#8217;t said it enough, I&#8217;ll say it again&#8230; I really REALLY hate the banking &#8216;system&#8217; here. Let me start from the beginning&#8230; 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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bramnick.com/blogs/?p=31</link>
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		<title>Travelling Abroad (from Israel)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s only for Israelis (or people [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bramnick.com/blogs/?p=29</link>
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