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Aug 6, 2013, 12:23 AM

El Al stole my toothbrush

Claiming to have worked at The Times of Israel turned out to be a bad idea.

Jul 29, 2013, 12:00 AM

What’s up Doc?

In case you have been wondering why I have not blogged in a while (a week is about 7 years in blog time) it is not because I finally realized that no-one cares about what I have to say...

Jul 21, 2013, 8:56 PM

How to Get a Free Drink Without Really Buying

Authors note: In honor of Tu B’Av, the Israeli Valentines Day, I have decided to pull this blog out from the archives— from the Nicole Levin/Disney Vault— because, hey, it kind of has to do with Israelis, and it kind...

Jul 15, 2013, 4:01 PM

You’ve seen the ads around Jerusalem, “Hebrew in a Week” or “Learn Hebrew Today,” but I’m sure you thought what I thought. “That’s not fast enough! I want to talk to Israelis immediately- hey look it’s a cloud!” So, with...

Jul 11, 2013, 8:47 PM

Club Promoter Aspiring Actress

I am considering taking up a part time job while I am in Israel, to keep me busy while I wait to be discovered for my true talent, waitressing. Unfortunately, it’s unpaid. But hopefully it will come with a nice...

Jul 7, 2013, 11:12 PM

My Fresh Produce Pregnancy

A revolutionary discovery: She was getting free fruit for a different reason than she thought

Jul 2, 2013, 10:17 AM

My White Knight

“His face looks like Shakshuka” a friend said to me, “ditch him.” I did not agree. His face did not look like a Mediterranean dish made of poached eggs, tomatoes, peppers and other spices. I thought he was beautiful. He was...

Jun 26, 2013, 4:01 PM

I am more than a PR machine

I was recently quoted in an article on the Times of Israel about my summer program Onward Israel. Yes, I admit that my being quoted may be a conflict of interest, but my biggest issue with the article the...

Jun 24, 2013, 8:06 PM

There is something odd about the light rail in Jerusalem. It has all the newest technologies and engineering, but for some reason since it’s construction it has been running about twenty minutes behind its estimated schedule. For once I...

Jun 19, 2013, 9:37 PM

Let my people run

I have officially joined a gym in Jerusalem. No. I am not just trying to show off that I exercise (I plan to do that in my next blog entitled “my day at the gym”). I am trying to express...

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Nicole Levin grew up in California and now studies government at Harvard University and writes for the Harvard Crimson