What to Do When You're Bored

In the past few days I feel I have truly become an expert on how to fill hours in which you are forced to be sedentary. While I would much rather be exploring the city or working in my new job, I am stuck at home with a bad foot...

If you ever find yourself trapped in the same boat (hopefully not), here are 10 things you can do to help occupy your time:

1) Annoy your closest relatives with likes and comments on either old or embarrassing pictures/ posts on Facebook.

2) Find a movie to watch that epitomizes the downward spiral that is Shannon Doherty's acting career. Warning: it will be highly nap-inducing.

3) Become friends with your shoes! (That's Harry on the left, and Sally on the right.)

4) Learn the magic of Osem soup packets! It doesn't quite look like the picture but it sure does taste like the stuff of powdery goodness I've read about on other Israel blogs...

5) Catch up on all those dumb TV shows you wouldn't otherwise have time for :) And also discover that neither HuluPlus nor HBOgo work outside of the US :( So much for catching up on Blackish...

6) Learn how to grow an avocado tree. Yes, this is definitely useful knowledge to have so don't question it! Just watch.

7) Rediscover the greatness of Beyonce.

8) Pester your roommates nonstop about what they did all day in an effort to live vicariously through them:

9) Eat almost all of your food and then realize you didn't plan well enough for your resting time because all you have left to eat is a can of peas and a mango... great... now I have to interrupt the resting and go to the store...

10) Attempt to learn a foreign language by trying to decipher the characters in your doctor's note. Wait... when am I supposed to return to work?

By the time you have completed this list you will realize that people in America are finally waking up and you can now harass everyone you know overseas on Skype!

Random Pictures Round Up #1

Here are some pictures that I took with a purpose and want to share with the world. No need for further elaboration. A picture is worth a thousand words, enjoy!

I pass by these almost daily on my walk into the main part of town. I have no idea what they are!!! Anyone have any ideas?

Quality graffiti spotted in Eilat.

I do not remember the entire story but I will try my best to summarize: Enemy nations/ groups have boats with these containers filled with weapons. The enemies themselves sink the boats- on purpose. These groups send divers to release a tab from the weapons containers that allow them to float to the top of the sea. They then retrieve the tanks and use the weapons to attack Israel.

This is what FRESH dates look like! Picked them up from the shuk :) Nice and juicy though not as sweet and chewy as dried dates.

A kibbutz worker is clipping branches from a date palm tree. Dates are the "gold" of Israel, they bring in more revenue than any other fruit.

A high-five goes to the first person who can guess what is being farmed here!

That fort is on Jordanian soil, you can see how close we go the the Jordanian border during our visit to Kibbutz Eilot. 

A beautiful view from a BATHROOM STALL on our visit to a nature reserve around Kibbutz Eilot.

Visiting a spice factory we got a lesson on algae! Not sure what the connection was... a bit odd...

Flamingos! (That's what those white dots are!) Such beautiful creatures they are :)

A train chugging along on the boardwalk in Eilat. Let's go for a ride!

An ice rink INSIDE a mall in Eilat!

A husband-and-wife-owned-and-opereated restaurant five minutes from where I live. They made me a customized vegan pad thai! They have been together for 27 years and met in the army.