4.18.2010

nothing worse than a bubble to the eyeball.

the blind kitten. our hostel, cairo, egypt.

so in less than two weeks i am going to kabul, afghanistan, for six months. this is my to-do list at this point:

- buy medical insurance
- buy flight and train ticket
- learn some dari
- get cheap jeans?
- get afghan visa in berlin
- buy unlocked phone
- get toiletries in berlin
- buy skateshoes
- get many english books
- buy new lens in berlin? (Canon EF 24-70/2,8 L USM)

it is surreal to think about. i may be using that word (surreal) too often these days, but it just seems the most fitting. perhaps i need to expand my vocabulary but tonight, for instance, we were riding bicycles to the memorial day ceremony in downtown tel aviv and when the air siren signifying the minute of silence went off every single person stopped as though a pause button had been hit. the people in front of us, walking or on bikes just stopped, dropped their arms to their sides and looked down in one smooth motion as soon as the siren started up. scooters and cars turned off their engines. the only signs of movement or change were a golden retriever looking around from time to time and the traffic lights.

another surreal thing is that there is this corner near my friend mati's house here in tel aviv that has a couple toy shops, both with bubble machines or bubble people continually filling the crosswalks. we were walking one day, with the bubble machine behind us going full force, and old men crossing from the other way were squinting and dodging bubbles, completely accustomed to this particular daily obstacle at this particular intersection of the city. when i bring that image to mind it still makes me smile, so ridiculous!

anyways, here are a few photos from our favourite tel aviv neighbourhoods, florentin and jaffa.


brail graffiti in florentin.


view of the abandoned lot with scary dogs from our rooftop in jaffa.



amazing sublet, spring sunset, discount wine and a good bud.

1 comment:

  1. It does look like we live in a really sketchy spot, or as you so eloquently stated: "It's hard to tell the [screaming] babies from [screaming] tires around here".

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