culture shock sets in early...

if it wasnt enough seeing hundreds of americans in north face jackets with the 'leading up north' missions up in haifa, the airport is a one-way ticket to culture shock.

 

specifically, the duty free store, aka my personal hell. stuck behind two women who were litreally spending thousands of shekel so i could buy some last minute chocolate... turns out i realize, AFTER having spent all my remaining shekel, that the prices i was so impressed with were actually in dollars, not shekel...meaning everything was about 4 times as much as i thought i was paying. good thing im so tired and disoriented and spent $28 on stuff i didnt need, and didnt realize i was spending that much. also good thing i didnt take shit from the salesgirl who was so frustrating i literally turned down a free chocoalte bar just so i wouldnt have to spend another second in that perfume infested hell hole. check your socialist values with your suitcases, james richardson is king of the block. woof.

 

um, also, when on non-haifa wireless, my computer automatically signs me onto aol instant messager. i havent used instant messager in six months, and it is REALLY overwhelming to have a buddy list pop up when you havent seen it in half a year. not prepared for that. let the culture shock begin!

 

uh oh...heathrow has starbucks.... help meeeeeeeeeeeee

 

-am