Author Archives: Avishai
The Coffee Protectzia
A tale of absurdity in hiring practices A friend of mine works in a big coffee house near Tel Aviv University, and she set me up an interview there to work as a waiter or barista. I went, but it turns out that at that … Read More →
El Al and Israir: Compare and Contrast
Normally, when you’re getting on a plane, you expect the plane you’re getting on to belong to the company whose name is on your ticket. Of course, except if it’s a code-sharing flight. You wouldn’t really expect, though, that if you bought a ticket on … Read More →
A Week on the Amazon
Last night I arrived in Belém, Pará, on the banks of the Amazon river, 120km from where the river empties out into the Atlantic Ocean. The river is brown, like a sewage canal, but very cool. I arrived from Fortalzea, in the Northeast, by bus. … Read More →
Only in Israel…
Quite possibly my favorite thing about working in Israel. The minibus drivers just let you off on the side of the highway and you walk down to the street. Why get stuck in a traffic jam?