Football and Food

The beach in Haifa is amazing. Have I said that already? I went yesterday with some friends. We kicked it old school on beach and watched the sun go down. It was very nice.

I'm going to say this, and I absolutely mean it: SOCCER IS THE WORST SPORT EVER! (I'm saying this knowing full well that I'll probably get my skull bashed in by a soccer hooligan, but I don't care) My friends and I were watching the 49ers-Giants game last night and some Israelis came in and changed the channel. They didn't bother saying anything. They just put on the Maccabi Tel Aviv game. I'm no expert on soccer, but I did notice that the stadium was empty and that the talent level on the field was terrible. Meanwhile, the game at the Meadowlands was sold out and the 49ers were having a great time sacking Eli Manning. Or at least that's what I saw. (I saw the blocked punt for a safety after the sack) Seriously, soccer is boring! Apparently CBC and maybe TSN broadcast in Israel. If somebody changes a ____(insert Canadian team)___ vs. Sharks game, skulls will be busted. I mean it. Tell your friends.

Israeli food is delicious. Even the canned stuff. I had canned hummus and grape leaves on the hike this weekend. They were delicious. I had the coffee and hummus for breakfast today. It's the breakfast of champions, next to Wheaties.

Hebrew has gotten better. My teacher is very thorough and is helping me to pick up the little things that I either missed or lost during Hebrew at Pitt.

I'm working on getting internet in my room. I have to go to the RA's office hours, but they keep changing. I'm going tonight. Once I get internet, I will upload pictures. I promise.

I start tutoring Ethiopians tonight. They're going to make fun of me because I have red hair and they probably will say bad things about me in Amharic and say I'm ugly because of the red hair, freckles, and pasty skin. It ain't easy being a Gingi.