I'm not sure exactly what I was expecting for my first week living in Tel Aviv, but this wasn't quite it. Tel Aviv is definitely a metropolitan city, full of expats and everything I would expect to find in any major city in the U.S. In theory I knew this, but it still came as a bit of a shock to me. I guess since my previous experiences living in a foreign country (Mauritania, India, and China) were in less developed locations I thought I was prepared. This is going to be a much different experience. TheThere is one similarity between Tel Aviv and those other places, I have no hope of reading the language. YouTube has become my friend as I start trying to make sense of Hebrew.
Overall, I am definitely going to enjoy living here. The work week is Sunday to Thursday and in my office most people show up between 9am and 10am and leave by 7pm. It may seem like a late end to the work day but when I get home the streets are still busy with people getting dinner at restaurants or going for a walk with their family so it doesn't feel so late.
The weekend is Friday and Saturday with many places closing late afternoon Friday only to reopen Saturday night at the earliest. My first weekend in Tel Aviv was a perfect lazy weekend. On Friday, I slept in then went to the beach for a couple hours before grabbing some ice cream with friends. Then on Saturday, another lazy morning with some ultimate frisbee in the afternoon. I think I'm going to enjoy my weekends if that is what they will consist of this summer.
I'm hoping to sneak in a few weekend trips out of Tel Aviv. I've got a long list of place of places to visit (Athens, Istanbul, Amman, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Eilat, etc.) so I don't know if I'll make them all in this trip, but I'm hoping for future trips to Tel Aviv with SpotAd.
Overall, I am definitely going to enjoy living here. The work week is Sunday to Thursday and in my office most people show up between 9am and 10am and leave by 7pm. It may seem like a late end to the work day but when I get home the streets are still busy with people getting dinner at restaurants or going for a walk with their family so it doesn't feel so late.
The weekend is Friday and Saturday with many places closing late afternoon Friday only to reopen Saturday night at the earliest. My first weekend in Tel Aviv was a perfect lazy weekend. On Friday, I slept in then went to the beach for a couple hours before grabbing some ice cream with friends. Then on Saturday, another lazy morning with some ultimate frisbee in the afternoon. I think I'm going to enjoy my weekends if that is what they will consist of this summer.
I'm hoping to sneak in a few weekend trips out of Tel Aviv. I've got a long list of place of places to visit (Athens, Istanbul, Amman, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Eilat, etc.) so I don't know if I'll make them all in this trip, but I'm hoping for future trips to Tel Aviv with SpotAd.
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