16 Feb Nothing Like Free Ben-Gurion Wifi to Break My Blogging Block
Yep, I'm back at Ben-Gurion, or as we love to call it...
Israelis Make Me Laugh
28 Jan Shalom, Cripple!
In my last post, I touched on political correctness as looked at by someone living in Israel. I know that Israelis sometimes get our labels wrong but this is ridiculous. A little sensitivity training, anyone? That was beyond a poor translation. Hat tip: (Zev) You...
24 Jan Jpost Uses “Retarded” in Headline. Benji Laughs.
You know what makes me laugh? The last thirty minutes of "The Naked Gun." Larry David in "Curb Your Enthusiasm." And when Israelis say words that were once acceptable in American English but whose time has passed. Like "Afro-Americans." Every...
17 Jan And Have You Tried the Chocolate Chip Kaki Dough?
Hello, people-can you believe this ridiculous weather? Spent some time in Tel Aviv this weekend. Wow. Warm, sunny...
12 Jan Israel: Where a Senior Citizen Can Be a Gever Gever
Just a few days ago, I saw my old friend Sarit who I went to college with in Austin. Sarit grew up in Israel and went to uni in the US after her army service ("uni"? "UNI???" I guess I've been hanging...
29 Dec Another Step Forward for Israeli Marketing: Who’s Hungry?
Can you have jetlag if you didn't get on a plane? Sleep schedule is still completely bizarre as I try to recover from running all over this place. And lots of running can definitely stir up an appetite. Fortunately I ate pretty...
15 Dec Finger-Lickin’ Tov
Is it just me or does Hanukkah always seem to go by quickly? If I miss even one night of lighting candles, I turn around and we're on night #7. Are we really up to #5 tonight? Here's something exciting: starting...
08 Dec Mmmm, I Just Love Me a Good Israeli Wedding!
Did you smell anything last Thursday night, my loyal readers? Love was in the air! Either that or some bad shakshuka. My roommate got married and I was of course in attendance. If you've never been to an Israeli wedding before,...
24 Nov What Really Goes on at the Gilad Shalit Tent
As you may have seen from my Facebook status, I volunteered at the Gilad Shalit tent yesterday for the second time. If you haven't seen it, the protest/awareness tent has been set up outside the Prime Minister's office for...
25 Oct I Know Middle Eastern Food Can Be Spicy But This is Ridiculous
Been a bit of a slacker with the blog posts as of late but I've been a bit busy. Details to come soon. If you're not hungry for more What War Zone content, then maybe you're at least hungry for some delicious Israeli food. ...