It was a simple summer day. It was dry outside, yet I was sweating profusely. I was wearing my brand new, bright green, one hundred percent polyester HOP shirt, and I was utterly uncomfortable. In order to to provide a … Continue reading
Israel is being demonized and a pariah state and Jewish students are experiencing a rise in acts of intimidation and bullying. The cause is the Palestinian issue, the means are based on ignorance, intolerance and stirring of emotions with little … Continue reading
Commitments Playing drums is my forte, but I started on piano, It would be a while till I changed my musical channel Sartre claims other people are hell For me, hell was piano. Not exactly, well, Each day I had … Continue reading
Things I heard before I came to Salamanca: 3 months is not enough time to study abroad, yet anything after 6 months gets difficult. Anyone who has heard of Salamanca—only 5 or so people–before told me it was the most … Continue reading
For this weeks blog I want to share with you guys my trip to Morocco. Upon arrival I received an email from my dad who strongly recommended, in fact seemingly demanded for my own benefit, that I write down everything … Continue reading
Countdown until I leave Salamanca 21 – Days until I leave Salamanca 20 – My age during this journey 19 – The amount of minutes it takes me to get to the Plaza Mayor from my apartment, more often than … Continue reading
Dos Para Uno If this week was not the definition of an emotional roller coaster then I do not want to find out what is. It consisted of a clash between Dana leaving and Kevin and Lumi arriving,which all happened … Continue reading
In this blog I present to you, my weekend in Barcelona with most of my wonderful family. It started with an organized school trip to El Escorial and Avila and ended with me taking a train back to Salamanca from … Continue reading
It looks like the main topic for this blog is going to be my trip to Portugal last weekend, but we’ll see I might be able to squeeze in the class trip to El Escorial and Avila, and maybe if … Continue reading
So here I am on the bus back to Salamanca from Lisbon, Portugal hoping to write this blog before I get too carsick. As promised I will tell you about the Toledo trip even though millions of new things have … Continue reading
Hey guys, Let me start off by apologizing in advance, as my words will not do justice to my experience so far. It feels like I have been here for a lifetime, as cliché as that sounds, and the friends … Continue reading
Perspective
Another Perspective At first I searched for something clever to say about fifty five, how it was different, staring us in the face, perhaps something to do with two digits of five arranged like vase. But this train of thought … Continue reading
Dear Zachary, You’re probably surprised to hear from me. Seeing a Biblical Jewish name on the class roster caught my attention. I have to admit that when I found out that you were a dog I was tempted to back … Continue reading
You’ve been a resident in Shaked for 24 years One would think getting rid of you, would bring one to tears. However over time you’ve brought nothing but strife You don’t do your job, so now you get the knife. … Continue reading
“Dad, leave me alone, I’ll clean my room later.” “No, you’ll clean it now.” I could be so inflexible when it came to such unimportant things. Clean your room? Who cares. I couldn’t even blame myself for ending up like … Continue reading
I was born and raised in Jerusalem. My father taught me mostly by example, doling out words of wisdom with the frugality of a prophet. When I was four he mentioned that stealing was a bad idea. A scant six … Continue reading
I have had quite some time to contemplate the empty house these past few days. During this time I have reflected on the obvious, the almost-obvious, the somewhat-obscure and the completely-incomprehensible. As I was sorting through these reflections I came … Continue reading