Tag Archives: israeli

Zumba!

Posted on July 25, 2010 by elie

For a few years I kept seeing the word ‘zumba’ in my Facebook feed… Ahhh! Zumba! Just came back from zuuumbaaa!!! I <3 Zumba 4everz!!11!!1 And I’ve had no freakin clue what everyone has been saying. Last week, I got … Continue reading →

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The Russian haircut problem.

Posted on June 28, 2010 by elie

Question: Why is it that whenever an Israeli cuts my hair I end up with a Russian haircut? Note, I don’t mean the crazy short, hot-red kind. I mean the long layer in the back, thick shorter layer in the front. … Continue reading →

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Isn't that an oxymoron?

Posted on May 16, 2010 by elie

I didn’t know there was such a thing. Even a five-year veteran learns new things every day. As strange as ‘elite arak’ seems, in all it was a decent wine shop in Talpiot at 37 Pierre Koenig.

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Writing, Etgar Keret, and where the &%*# is Peter Pan?

Posted on May 14, 2010 by elie

Every year or two I get an itch to complete something on my bucket list. Last year, it was performing in the Vagina Monologues. For the past six months, it’s been getting back into my writing habit. I’ve been on … Continue reading →

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Once in a lifetime.

Posted on May 12, 2010 by elie

It’s not every day – nay, every month – wait, every year?  - that you see something like this on an Israeli construction site: Amazing, isn’t it? סיימנו. It’s just a word, but it’s a whole lot more, too. ‘We … Continue reading →

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Israeli Innovation.

Posted on February 19, 2010 by elie

When I think of ‘Israeli Innovation’ here are some of the associations I make: micro chips water purification desert irrigation swallow-able pill-cameras Google, Intel, IBM R&D centers Uzis What I don’t think of is… hair conditioner. I did pretty well … Continue reading →

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Old school Israeli phonage.

Posted on January 7, 2010 by elie

Spotted in Ashkelon: Anyone remember these? A little younger than the Asimon-eating public pay phones, the Telecard-eating phones were a classic by the time I first started coming to Israel in 2000. No, I didn’t bother to see if it still … Continue reading →

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