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Real World Update

Just like the Real World in the United States, our producers introduced some new characters.
Gabi and Liza arrived on Aug. 24, while Sara is scheduled to come on Aug. 28.
It was almost as if they were written into a television series to replace characters whose contracts ended. For their first weekend in Ramla, Gabi and […]

Real World Ramla: Meet the Cast & Crew

MTV, eat your hearts out.
Pick 10 Jewish strangers (even two Jews who went to the same college for four years and never met each other once), forced to live in a house for five months, film their lives, and see what happens. That’s not a premise for a reality show (like the small house from […]

Rock Stars and Soccer Studs

Alone and walking to the store to buy groceries, I got distracted. Just as comic book and the WB stores used to pull me in when I came within eyesight, when I see an Israeli who may give me an opportunity to learn a new Hebrew word, I’ve strayed from my path and gravitated toward […]

Football in Ramla

So today some of the group went looking for a place to play football, or as we call is, soccer. We ended up joining in on a group of Israelis’ in Ramla. Here is a video clip from one of the kids, probably around 10 years old.
As a fair warning, the video is not very […]

Day 1 As “ISC 1#”

Monday, August 7…
So I am almost done with my blog for today and just realized something. This one is also really long. So I am back at the beginning and here is what I am going to say. I realized today that I am doing this blog for me more than anyone […]

Walking Tour of Ramla

Today started out at a nice pace. We took a walking tour of Ramla. It helped us learn the neighborhood and navigate by foot. Our first destination was the White Mosque. With ancient history, the White Mosque has been a landmark in Ramla for many years. After the earthquake […]

5 Months Begins Today

10 ½ hours after leaving JFK, we arrive at Ben Gurion Airport to be greeted by Momo, president of Oranim Educational Initiatives. After we get our bear hugs and welcome hats, we’re off to the Café for Momo’s favorite iced coffee and [middle-eastern style] danishes. We meet Erez and Chavva [our mother] at the arrival […]

I’ve Done Better than Israir

Our trip began at JFK International Airport at 11:30am on Sunday August 6th. The eight guys from the group met at the airport to fly together on Israir thanks to the free airfare from Momo. Let me make it clear, Israir sucks. The planes are old and falling apart, and the […]

House or Palace?

Hattip to Naomi!
What’s up guys!! So, I just visited our house in Ramla. It is not a house, it is a fucking palace. For real! Three stories, stone floors, back yard with grass and flowers, garden, many patios, many wondows, nice kitchen… its big and beautiful!! Also, they bought new beds, new mattresses, […]