A few comments on hostel life:
1- You never get over seeing the European men walking around in whitey tighties.
2- Personal space? What is that?
3- The Russians refuse to speak English and steal all the blankets, the Germans demand locked doors and private bathrooms, the Brits bring the alcohol and call everyone 'bloody mad', the Swedish flip their blond hair, the Israelis tell everyone else what they are missing in Tel Aviv by being in Jerusalem, the French keep to themselves, the Aussies charm with the accent and a smile, no one can figure out what the Czech guy is doing, and the Americans kick ass. I'm not biased, or anything.
4- The pillows rival the 300-year old building in age, with the smell and stains showing it.
5- The showers are the dirtiest places in the building.
6- Everyone has been to Egypt or is going there, so I get to talk about it. A lot.
7- Free tea and coffee! But good luck finding a cup.
8- 4 am Call to Prayer; 7 am church bells. That's what you get for living in the Holiest City in the world. Although the Jews are currently winning in my book for not having a morning wake up call.
9- All of it rocks. I love every minute of it.
I got approval, and Amoun gave her go ahead. So the whole pity-party has been thrown and tossed out the window. Thanks mucho for the emails and love, and more details on things are to come. In the meantime, enjoy some local Israeli music I was given; the second one is really awesome- it is a song of the bumber stickers you see around Israel.
first is Axum, the lighter skinned guy is my good friend Jackson Judah. It is a bit of Israeli reggae mixed with hip-hop and some Ethiopian styles.
http://www.youtube.com/wat
The is Hadag Nahash (fish-snake) and their famous Sticker Song. This one has English subtitles.
http://www.youtube.com/wat
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