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Lagging Connection
Jul. 5th, 2004 08:08 pm(Note: Entries are now on Israel time)
End of a very long day.
I missed meeting the person I was supposed to meet, not because my "United" flight was actually on US Air but because hers was as well.
The flight to Israel wasn't as nice as the previous time I traveled (the 777 is much more comfortable than the 747-400). The security on El Al Airlines was also pretty ridiculous. (Each passenger is questioned thoroughly, and each passport is checked by at least three different people. Actually, I was pretty lucky in that regard as many members of our group were detained to be questioned and searched more thoroughly by security. Girls, non-Jews, and Asians seemed especially likely to be picked on.) The flight also only left about six hours for sleep, and I was actually able to sleep for maybe 10 or 20 minutes.
(My in-flight reading: Thieves in High Places by Jim Hightower, a book about how President Bush (the miserable failure) is looting the treasury for the benefit of his corporate cronies.)
I did finally get to the Weizmann Institute, though. The entire ISSI (International Summer Science Institute) group spent the afternoon touring the campus.
The group is full of really cool people who come from around the world. On an interesting note, Kristin Butler is one of the participants in the program, so I got to see her again for the first time since 7th Grade.
Still have to get unpacked before bed, and a shower would be really nice after that stuffy plane ride.
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I found this on![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
vitalycherno's journal and had to add it:
From Go-Quiz.com
Fits me perfectly, eh?
End of a very long day.
I missed meeting the person I was supposed to meet, not because my "United" flight was actually on US Air but because hers was as well.
The flight to Israel wasn't as nice as the previous time I traveled (the 777 is much more comfortable than the 747-400). The security on El Al Airlines was also pretty ridiculous. (Each passenger is questioned thoroughly, and each passport is checked by at least three different people. Actually, I was pretty lucky in that regard as many members of our group were detained to be questioned and searched more thoroughly by security. Girls, non-Jews, and Asians seemed especially likely to be picked on.) The flight also only left about six hours for sleep, and I was actually able to sleep for maybe 10 or 20 minutes.
(My in-flight reading: Thieves in High Places by Jim Hightower, a book about how President Bush (the miserable failure) is looting the treasury for the benefit of his corporate cronies.)
I did finally get to the Weizmann Institute, though. The entire ISSI (International Summer Science Institute) group spent the afternoon touring the campus.
The group is full of really cool people who come from around the world. On an interesting note, Kristin Butler is one of the participants in the program, so I got to see her again for the first time since 7th Grade.
Still have to get unpacked before bed, and a shower would be really nice after that stuffy plane ride.
...
I found this on
vitalycherno's journal and had to add it:| NOTE: z |
| No smoking around Sam. Thankyou for your co-operation. |
From Go-Quiz.com
Fits me perfectly, eh?
