I made a new friend today!

… at my new gym. I was wearing my Cal Poly Lacrosse shirt, and this guy was like, Do you go to Cal Poly? Which is kind of a silly question, considering we were in a gym in downtown Jerusalem – that would be one helluva commute. But it was cool and yet kind of random. [...]

Am I allowed to laugh at this?

“We invented the zero, and then we just stayed there.”
Apparently, this is a common saying amongst Arabs. It’s not seriously funny, but it also kind of is. I know, I’m a terrible person. But it is a little funny, right? Even if I’m not Arab so I shouldn’t be allowed to laugh at things like [...]

perving on old men

So I totally checked out this old guy at the gym this morning by accident (I saw the body before the face – he was fit for an old guy!).
 But still, ew.
I really need to switch gyms.

olfactory explorations

Jerusalem is a city that can be experienced by smell alone. There is a special smell that pervades the whole country, but it is stronger here and enhanced by the city’s specialness.
In the center of the city, where I spend nearly all my time, I can identify where I am according to what my nose [...]

Hello world!

This is actually the default title for the blog when you first sign up, but I’m keeping it because I like it, even if it isn’t original. In fact, it could be classified as downright generic. Anyhow, I suppose that’s neither here nor there.  I just think it’s nice to say hello to the world [...]