Please note that the observations below are based on my personal experience. They do not reflect the opinions of any organization, employer, company, or other contributors to this blog.
- A fitted bed sheet is the perfect “building skin” for a pillow fort. It hugs the chair corners like nothing else.
- Whenever we go to services, I look around (there is lots of sitting and standing) and I feel like a tall person.
- Produce is seasonal here. When fruits or vegetables are no longer in season, they disappear from the supermarket shelves. That’s wild.
- I wonder if Israelis would be more outwardly happy people if the Jewish holidays were spread out more evenly across the year. It’s hard to enjoy the one you’re in when you are thinking about and prepping for the next one.
- It is not uncommon to see naked children (up to about age five) at the beach. People seem to be less prudish about things like nudity and public urination here.
- The guys dressed like Super Mario (see picture below) outside shopping centers and larger campus buildings are handing out free newspapers. Israel HaYom is a hard-right paper published by Sheldon Adelson’s wife that is dogged in it’s support for Netanyahu. But hey, free newspaper right?
- Tackle the most important thing on your to-do list first thing in the morning. Who knows what the day will bring (see final observation below).
- When your wife puts her headphones on you can fart as much as you want.
- Street cats can sound like a crying child in the middle of the night.
- The stories about wild boars in Haifa are true. I’ve seen them around midnight. There is also a rugby team here with that name.
- Not everyone lives in an apartment building here. You will find familiar suburban development with single-family, detached houses outside the cities. Nobody has a lawn (water supply), but some people install AstroTurf.
- If the internet connection goes down for several hours, write multiple blog posts.
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