The flight on El Al was interesting to say the least. I (as well as everyone else) was interrogated before I could receive my boarding pass -- though my interrogation lasted a little longer than others (surprise surprise) and ended with me having to release my bags to the airline in order for them to hand search them (and me). After I was cleared, I was escorted onto the plane by security. Security was tight -- but I can understand why, and ultimately felt very safe.
Julie (a fellow sacklerite) and I about to start our new adventure:
We were really thirsty:
A lot of luggage...
Once everyone dumped their bags at their place the Sackler Orientation (camp) began. That night we went out to a club/bar on the beach in Tel-Aviv that reminded me of South Beach, Miami -- not that I've ever been there, but it's what I'd imagine it to be like...located RIGHT on the beach, topless male bartenders (I think every bar should adopt this policy), go go dancers, foam blowers, blahblahblah. It was great.
The next day we went to campus and checked out the school.
The gym/pools (plural), and the huge lawn area around the pool:
My delicious lunch:
To sum it up: the orientation so far has been a lot of going out with parts of doing something useful. The nightlife here is spectacular - and all the bars could not have better locations (there's one hookah bar were the seating is literally ON the beach. And the sand feels like flour. I was swimming in the Mediterranean within 15 minutes of arriving to the bar)
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