Thursday, April 16, 2009
Understanding Israeli Society
If I were a professional journalist this is the article I would have written about visiting Israel. It is dead on.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Nir is Far blog update
As you may have noticed, I got way behind on my blog. Big shout out to those people who insisted that I start back up (especially John). I've now gone back and written entries for everywhere that I have been. If you want to catch up from where I left off, start with Cairo and work your way from there.
I've been catching up at the hostel in Cordoba, Argentina and all the people here think that I'm an Internet-addicted loser who doesn't go outside. Tomorrow is my last day in Cordoba so I'll try to take advantage.
I'm flying from Sao Paulo to Washington, DC on May 13th for the official end of my trip.
Thanks for reading guys and keep the comments coming :)
I've been catching up at the hostel in Cordoba, Argentina and all the people here think that I'm an Internet-addicted loser who doesn't go outside. Tomorrow is my last day in Cordoba so I'll try to take advantage.
I'm flying from Sao Paulo to Washington, DC on May 13th for the official end of my trip.
Thanks for reading guys and keep the comments coming :)
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Bariloche, Argentina
I make it to Bariloche right in time for Passover. The 30-some hour bus from El Chalten arrives at 6 a.m. the morning of the Passover Seder. I walk over the Chabad house and go through the necessary security paperwork so that I can attend the Seder that night.
The Seder itself is insane. There are 500+ Israeli backpackers crammed into a gym. The wine and matza are flowing. And every Israeli seems to someone how know everyone else from South America, the army, high school, etc. Even my cousin Adi in Israel said she knew people at that Seder. The whole Israeli backpacker in South America is a blog entry in itself that hopefully I’ll get to.
Next stop – Cordoba, Argentina
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| From Bariloche, Argentina |
The Seder itself is insane. There are 500+ Israeli backpackers crammed into a gym. The wine and matza are flowing. And every Israeli seems to someone how know everyone else from South America, the army, high school, etc. Even my cousin Adi in Israel said she knew people at that Seder. The whole Israeli backpacker in South America is a blog entry in itself that hopefully I’ll get to.
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| From Bariloche, Argentina |
Next stop – Cordoba, Argentina
Sunday, April 5, 2009
El Chalten, Argentina
El Chalten is the so-called trekking capital of Argentina. Check out some pics:
It was also when I finally left the Noah’s Ark crew. I went off by myself on a bus to Bariloche, Argentina.
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| From El Chalten, Argentina |
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| From El Chalten, Argentina |
It was also when I finally left the Noah’s Ark crew. I went off by myself on a bus to Bariloche, Argentina.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
El Calefate, Argentina
The main attraction in El Calefate is the Perito Moreno Glacier. The cool thing about it is that it melts before your eyes and you can see (and hear) huge pieces of the glacier break off and fall into a lake below, causing a huge crash and large waves. Coolest glacier ever.
The American guy, Israeli girls, an Irish guy, and I all CouchSurf at a guy’s house in El Calefate. We buy groceries and the Israeli girls cook up a mean Shakshuka. It was very entertaining listening to the Argentinean guys attempt to pronounce it as the gobbled it down. Very cool CouchSurfing cultural exchange.
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| From El Calefate, Argentina |
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| From El Calefate, Argentina |
The American guy, Israeli girls, an Irish guy, and I all CouchSurf at a guy’s house in El Calefate. We buy groceries and the Israeli girls cook up a mean Shakshuka. It was very entertaining listening to the Argentinean guys attempt to pronounce it as the gobbled it down. Very cool CouchSurfing cultural exchange.
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| From El Calefate, Argentina |
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