So now that I'm back from the holy land I guess it's proper time that I give my lists of the things that I'll miss from Israel as well as my thank yous:
Things I'll miss about Israel:
-The men's only room at Uri's Pizza
-Kedusha between the porno shacks
-Being able to spend 5 shekel more easily then 1 dollar (duty free shop exchange between me and Avishai: me: A buck for a box of must! That's a rip off! Avishai: You've been spending 5 shek on it all year!)
-Shoko b'sakit
-Flushing options
-Big lunch, small supper
-Squishy, Bobo and the kittens
-Never being more then 3 buses from anywhere in the country
-Learning excellent Talmud logic (next Wednesday is in a week!)
-MLB.TV
-Cheap good coffee
-Legal racial profiling (see side rants)
-On second thought: cheap good every food product (except orange juice)
-Being em bayit
-Being able to Bitul and still learn something
Now I'd like to move on to my thank yous from the past year:
-All the various Odess families that over the year have feed and housed me
-All the other families that have also feed and housed me: The Irelands, The Solomonts, The Cutters, Avishai's cousins The Schwarz's and all the families in the Scheinfeld community in Beit Shemesh
-All the guys from the yeshiva for putting up with me
-All my friends from Maimo especially Avishai for keeping me somewhat sane this year
-The Rabbis and their families for teaching me more then just the curriculum and the "educational method" (here have a brochure!)
-Last but not least: Tom! (no reason needed)
Side Rants
-One thing I don't understand: people who clap after a plane lands (this custom is more prevalent on El Al then any other airline). When the trolley pulls up by my house and stops do I clap for the driver? Why applaud the pilot? He has as much of a vested interest in landing safely as I do! I'm reserving the right to boo if I ever get in a plane crash. (These people are probably the same schmucks who clap at the end of a movie)
-I miss the racially profiling security in Israel already. When I had to go through security at JFK for my flight to Boston I was given a more intense security pat down then I ever had this entire year in Israel! It was ridiculous. The only reason I got flagged was because I booked my ticket in Israel which is technically in the Middle East. The guard knew it was ridiculous. I was practical falling asleep while he was patting me down!
-Dani's summer job watch: bubkus
-Yankees game last night: the turning point in the season
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
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7 comments:
ok, first thing...
yeah mlb.tv at yeshiva!! i cant wait! you DO know thats the only reason im going to yesodei, right....? hehehehe
yeah, i love batteling...
ok, about the clapping, its cuz they're in EY now. some ppl on thses flights have never been to EY, or havent been there in forever (like me), and they're finally there. and you know, you should clap the driver of of the T when you get to your house.
yeah irelands! and solomonts!
oh and i hate the yankees.
No they clapped when we landed at JFK and I've been on other none Israel flights where there have been some clappers as well.
Oh yea how 'bout those mets?
Clapping issue: people may not clap on the trolley but lots of people thank the driver when they get off (which is the same thing, and I've never understood that either.
Turning point of the Yankee season? I guess that's why they won this afternoon???? (sarcastic)
I thank the driver when I get off the T, it's just good manners, really. (Also, Mrs. Onie laid a guilt trip on my entire grade when none of us thanked the bus driver on some class trip, so I blame her.)
The only time I've clapped at the movies was at the two test-screenings I went to in May, when studio execs were in the audience.
Well if you knew you would've miss Israel that much you could've always stayed here with me... Of course we're both better off you didn't choose to stay.
The Yankees LOST yesterday! HA!
Ahem.
Anyway, I also never understood the clapping thing. Nice point.
hehe, yanks are bad...
i saw rabbi today! weee!
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