I traipsed across the (absolutely beautiful) Ben-Gurion University of the Negev campus today to get some passport photos taken. Behold the beauty of BGU:
So, I get to the student center and try to find my way to the place where they'll take pictures for my student and multiple-entry visas. After asking a couple people, I find it in the basement. I get there and they tell me I can't wear a tank top for my picture, because the embassy won't accept a picture with bare shoulders. I've never heard such a thing, but I walked across the hall to try to find a shirt to buy. I was kind of upset, because I had just walked like 15 minutes in the blazing hot sun, dripping sweat trying to find this place. After my search for a shirt proved unsuccessful, I decide that I could try letting my hair down. It's long enough to cover my shoulders. When I went back in there, though, I spoke to a guy who knew what he was talking about better, and he said none of that matters for the kind of visas I need. What a relief. The fun wasn't over though. I sit down to take my picture, and after the first shot, the lady informs me that my forehead is too shiny. Before I could do anything, the man comes over with a paper towel and dabs my face all over. She takes a second picture. Nope, still too shiny, she says, and big. I don't know what she meant by that - whether my forehead is big, or the shiny area on my forehead was. Anyway, I wiped my face off aggressively with a paper towel, and we finally got a satisfactory picture. They gave me eight copies of this wonderful work of art because that's how they do it. I only needed one.
I went to get an iPhone today, but because my card from the bank isn't done yet I couldn't. Not to worry, my friend said I could borrow his camera for the trip to Jerusalem on Thursday (he's already been there), so I'll take lots of lovely pictures!
Last item of news for today is that I found some REAL bacon in the Russian market! How excited am I for breakfast tomorrow? Oh, you know.
That grocery store is the same place that has pickled tomatoes and cans with serene beef livers proudly displayed. The stuff is cheap, though. My bacon (yes, MY bacon) was only like $3.00 for 1/2 lb. That's good for here, I think.
Off to my Hebrew homework. Ugh. This language is so difficult.
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So, I get to the student center and try to find my way to the place where they'll take pictures for my student and multiple-entry visas. After asking a couple people, I find it in the basement. I get there and they tell me I can't wear a tank top for my picture, because the embassy won't accept a picture with bare shoulders. I've never heard such a thing, but I walked across the hall to try to find a shirt to buy. I was kind of upset, because I had just walked like 15 minutes in the blazing hot sun, dripping sweat trying to find this place. After my search for a shirt proved unsuccessful, I decide that I could try letting my hair down. It's long enough to cover my shoulders. When I went back in there, though, I spoke to a guy who knew what he was talking about better, and he said none of that matters for the kind of visas I need. What a relief. The fun wasn't over though. I sit down to take my picture, and after the first shot, the lady informs me that my forehead is too shiny. Before I could do anything, the man comes over with a paper towel and dabs my face all over. She takes a second picture. Nope, still too shiny, she says, and big. I don't know what she meant by that - whether my forehead is big, or the shiny area on my forehead was. Anyway, I wiped my face off aggressively with a paper towel, and we finally got a satisfactory picture. They gave me eight copies of this wonderful work of art because that's how they do it. I only needed one.
I went to get an iPhone today, but because my card from the bank isn't done yet I couldn't. Not to worry, my friend said I could borrow his camera for the trip to Jerusalem on Thursday (he's already been there), so I'll take lots of lovely pictures!
Last item of news for today is that I found some REAL bacon in the Russian market! How excited am I for breakfast tomorrow? Oh, you know.
That grocery store is the same place that has pickled tomatoes and cans with serene beef livers proudly displayed. The stuff is cheap, though. My bacon (yes, MY bacon) was only like $3.00 for 1/2 lb. That's good for here, I think.
Off to my Hebrew homework. Ugh. This language is so difficult.
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Good pictures
ReplyDeleteCherec,LOVE Your blog,pictures are GREAT!!! Can't wait for more!!!
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