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A TYPICAL DAY<br />
8 :00 — Run bath w a te r — Add bubble beads<br />
8:15 — First class begins<br />
9:30 — A larm goes off<br />
9:31 — Snooze<br />
9:40 — A larm goes off<br />
9:41 — Snooze<br />
10:15 — Second class begins<br />
10:21 — Snooze<br />
10:30 — W ake up — Beat the rush to the hot show ers<br />
10:45 — Brush teeth, check m achine fo r messages<br />
1 0 :5 0 — Drink some yoghurt<br />
10:51 — Out to run som e errands<br />
11:00 — A rrive at bank<br />
11:15 — Teller makes a phone call<br />
11:27 — Teller makes coffee<br />
11:39 — Teller falls asleep<br />
11:44 — M ore coffee<br />
11:56 — Teller does her nails<br />
1 2:00 — HAFSAKAH<br />
1 2:30 — S till in line, slow ly advancing<br />
1 2:42 — Your tu rn — Give a $100 Am ex Traveller's Cheque<br />
1 2:43 — $2 service charge (bank)<br />
1 2:44 — $2 service charge (Amex)<br />
12:46 — $2 VAT tax<br />
1 2:48 — $94 converted to shekels at low rate<br />
1 2:50 — Com m ission 3 sheks<br />
1 2:51 — Leave the bank — Go to Post O ffice<br />
1 2:52 — A rrive w ith o u t slip for package<br />
1 2:54 — Nice man says "Nope, can't have it."<br />
1:00 — You show him passport, driver's license, student I D. — (Israeli and Am erican) and te ll him<br />
the return address. F(e looks at your w ad of shekels. You make a sm all trade<br />
1:04 — Your opened package has no food left in it anyway<br />
1:10 — M eet friends at Veggie Caf.<br />
1:20 — They haven't show n — you assure all passers-by th a t you are m eeting friends (they don't<br />
believe you)<br />
1:30-2:00 — LUNCH<br />
2:0 0 -2 :3 0 — Look fo r som eone w ho w ill speak some Hebrew w ith you.No luck<br />
2:30 — Enter G oldsm ith fo r class<br />
2:45 — Com plete the thorough search fo r bombs<br />
2 :4 6 '-^ Class begins<br />
3:00 — Two letters finished... no envelopes<br />
4 :0 0 — Tvvo more, a postcard, 3 games of hangm an, 1 picture, 10 tic ta c to e s , and 2 "h a n d -ch icke n s"<br />
— Do nothing 'til dinner ק! 4:1<br />
6:00 — W here's dinner? W ith who?<br />
Settle dow n in the M oadon w ith a schnitzel ^*־ 6:15<br />
8:00 — M eet to go out — Leave the dorm w ith friends<br />
9:45 — Now you are really leaving<br />
10:00 — Okay, now w e are off<br />
1 1:00 — A rrive in tow n<br />
12:00 — Go to R ichie's for a s lic e / Last bus<br />
1 2:30 — Get into bed<br />
12:35 — Fall asleep<br />
1 2:36 — Hom ework tim e<br />
Howie Slomka<br />
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