I can’t believe this was seven-and-a-half years ago
I distinctly remember annoyance toward Penn’s request – an annoyance I think evident in the stiffness of my writing, and my bland, generic answers. Still, I thought it might be fun to compare my expectations with how four-and-a-half years as a student at Penn actually turned out…
Zvi who shall not be named
[Editor's note: Originally published May 12, 2011 on Eye of the Treiger from Kathmandu. I'm in the process of streamlining my blogs and since this is the one about 'Not Nepal', Zvi lives here now.] —————————————————————————————————————————————– Ye be warned: This post has absolutely nothing to do with Nepal. On the day I arrived in the Kathmandu (Feb … Read more
Israel & the Media, or A few likely unrelated issues I hastily attempt to put into some context while using the free internet at Ben Gurion
You may recall Nicolas Sarkozy’s open-mic dis (‘liar’) of Bibi way back in November. Well, Netanyahu had a bit of an awkward media leak of his own in recent weeks. Take it away, Jerusalem Post editor Steve Linde: ‘You know, Steve, we have two main enemies’… And I thought he was going to talk about, you know, … Read more
I guess Stanford doesn’t get a lot of applicants from Gush
Two weeks ago, I finally submitted my application to a few law schools. Finally, I can relax. Wrong. Dear Mordechai, We noticed from your application that you attended Yeshivat Har Etzion. However, we have not received transcripts for your time at this school. Therefore, the study abroad transcript requirement was left incomplete. Please have the … Read more
