Picking up on my list of differences between America and Israel. Last time I discussed roads infrastructure, so only makes sense to talk about the cars and the drivers today.
So, yeah, everyone knows by now that American cars are generally huge, compared to ours. We drove a humble Dodge Avenger which is larger than the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘america’
Cars and Driving in the US
Impressions on American TV
I still haven’t forgotten about my list of things to blog about here – reflecting on things I saw on our trip to the US and how life there compares to our existence here. I can’t believe it’s been over two months since we went on our trip – time sure does fly when you’re [...]
USA Idiosyncrasies
Can countries have idiosyncrasies? Well, not sure about the word, but I wanted to elaborate some more about things which I found to be different in the US, compared to Israel. I am going to follow the points I jotted down in the previous post, so let’s see how it goes.
Chocolate -
I’ve only tried Hershey’s [...]
Geography Lessons
We’re getting ready to the big trip next month! I am actually writing an online guide in Hebrew about San Diego (סן דייגו למטייל) and so looking forward to seeing everything for real.
While we’re not a homeschooling family, we do tend to teach the kids a lot at home. They are both very curious, and [...]
Travel Plans Update
As some may recall, last year I got busy planning a big trip to the US in Spring 2009. Then, with the recession and some financial losses, we decided to cancel. Well, nothing like a war to get you in the mood for travel, so I insisted, and IsraeliDad agreed, and we’ll be traveling after [...]
The American Dream
Well, it’s still a fantasy at this point, though growing more real as the days go by. Over the past couple of weeks, we’re getting serious about a trip to the US in 2009. I’ve never been to the US, and IsraeliDad only visited once, for a work seminar, so didn’t get to see too [...]
