One Month On...
Well I have been 'Living in Jtown' (yes it's true I am a nerd) for just over a month now, so I think some sort of musings on my time here so far are due... What I've learnt, what I'm thinking... etc etc...This is what I've come up with so far ...
- I can walk from my apartment to anywhere I've needed to go in Jerusalem so far in less than an hour
- Cab drivers are the most crucial members of Jerusalem society
- Not having a car can be kinda liberating
- Jerusalem is the most beautiful place in the world
- There are some cool Americans out there
- My personal hit rate for having an arguement with the driver of the cab I get in to is about 1 in 4
- Meeting people to share an apartment with on the internet isn't actually the craziest idea in the world
- Israeli bureacracy is not to be trusted or relied upon under any circumstances
- Not having a car can have an affect on the amount of alochol one consumes
- Jerusalem is the craziest place in the world
- Losing your phone can acutally be quite liberating
- Jerusalem is the best place in the world to learn any language but Hebrew
- I can't seem to shake the feeling that the whole world is looking at Jerusalem
- The only two answers Israeli's give when you tell them you've made Aliyah are 'Congratuations, Welcome!' and 'WHY?!?!'
- Vegimite and red wine go well together when cooking
- You can't do anything in this country without being handed at least 7 pieces of paper
- The piece of foil used for smoking nargilah can be reused at least 6 times
- Photocopiers in Israel are just as evil as photocopiers in Australia
- If each person in our flat buys a bottle of red every time they go out we're usually set for wine
- Winter is Dec-Feb in the Northern Hemisphere
- A Brita filter is the first thing one should buy on moving to Jerusalem
- Whether or not you leave a message on an answering machine will most likely have no bearing on whether or not you get a call back
- Blutac pulls paint off the walls the same way here as it does in Australia
I'll leave it at that for now... gotta go teach... But here's a photo I took the other day that I think captures the unique mesh of old and new that is Jerusalem...
- I can walk from my apartment to anywhere I've needed to go in Jerusalem so far in less than an hour
- Cab drivers are the most crucial members of Jerusalem society
- Not having a car can be kinda liberating
- Jerusalem is the most beautiful place in the world
- There are some cool Americans out there
- My personal hit rate for having an arguement with the driver of the cab I get in to is about 1 in 4
- Meeting people to share an apartment with on the internet isn't actually the craziest idea in the world
- Israeli bureacracy is not to be trusted or relied upon under any circumstances
- Not having a car can have an affect on the amount of alochol one consumes
- Jerusalem is the craziest place in the world
- Losing your phone can acutally be quite liberating
- Jerusalem is the best place in the world to learn any language but Hebrew
- I can't seem to shake the feeling that the whole world is looking at Jerusalem
- The only two answers Israeli's give when you tell them you've made Aliyah are 'Congratuations, Welcome!' and 'WHY?!?!'
- Vegimite and red wine go well together when cooking
- You can't do anything in this country without being handed at least 7 pieces of paper
- The piece of foil used for smoking nargilah can be reused at least 6 times
- Photocopiers in Israel are just as evil as photocopiers in Australia
- If each person in our flat buys a bottle of red every time they go out we're usually set for wine
- Winter is Dec-Feb in the Northern Hemisphere
- A Brita filter is the first thing one should buy on moving to Jerusalem
- Whether or not you leave a message on an answering machine will most likely have no bearing on whether or not you get a call back
- Blutac pulls paint off the walls the same way here as it does in Australia
I'll leave it at that for now... gotta go teach... But here's a photo I took the other day that I think captures the unique mesh of old and new that is Jerusalem...
Kids playing sport on a tennis court just inside the Old City Wall....
posted by Lan at 2:44 am
5 Comments:
great photo lans, miss you.
mum thinks its a "good room - love the view." And "very tidy".
can't wait to catching up xxx
love your lists
Your blog is great - keep it up on a regular basis - Luvya
thanks guys... glad you're enjoying... i'm having fun writing it ... xx
Time for more on the BLOG!!!
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