Oh, New York City. I didn’t realize just how much I missed it before I left. Or at least, that it’s relative. In Israel, before I left, I was itching for a vacation anyway, and more than that, to be back in NYC for even just these two weeks. And then the day after I…

So I’m leaving Israel for New York on a two week trip. Really, I got the ticket for a low low price and I’m allowed to work from home to save vacation days, so it was just a convenient way to visit my parents. After getting engaged, I needed a trip home to see my…

Somehow, I have this sick obsession with bus systems intracity. I yearn to discover new routes and learn by heart the secrets of the ones I take regularly. …maybe it’s a way to feel like I’m backpacking again without spending more than 6 shekel on the trip… Anyways, the Jerusalem Egged system has come out…

It’s just a test!I’m working at a full time job, supporting myself alone, planning a wedding, setting up a permanent residence… Something had to go, didn’t it? And there’s always Moed Bet. מבחן סופי is just another test after all… It just happens to be a big one. [There I go, further and further into…

Aw c’mon. We’re always getting shit from you guys. The cartoons that inspired this: (Haaretz) (Al Jazeera)

‘?קצת שמש ופתאם זה קיץ’

I can proudly say that for the first time since moving here, and for the first time ever since high school: I have a permanent residence. My bills can come to my address;My friends can know where to find me;I can invest in decent furniture/appliances;I can have as many guests as I want without asking…

(Haaretz)

Took my first a. Graduate b. Israelifinal this morning. I woke up at 5:30am to get to Bar Ilan by 8:00am. It’s funny when you tell them you are signed up for the English version of the test, and then they speak to you in a slow Hebrew, as if they are talking to a…

Posted: “To all of you with Israeli citizenship – You can call today to check that your registration to vote is valid and where you are registered. It’s automated, easy, and quick… In order to check if you are on the list of registered voters (if you are an Israeli citizen – you should be)…

Tonight alone, in sitting down to study for my “political approaches to conflict management” final, only 36 hours away, I came across 4-5 external conflicts in the same room as me. And I couldn’t help attempting to resolve them in my head. …And no, the number above does not include the conflict between me and…

[Haaretz] I’m pretty sure Arafat isn’t the only one rolling over. And I’m sure if Sharon could, he would be, too. Although he wouldn’t be shocked.