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Well, I’ve landed. On the 18th actually.

The flight here was strangely eventless. Frankly, I expected more “security”. Ever since September 11th, and even before, there was a lot of “security” around flights to Israel, but this time everything went so smoothly I was surprised. (more…)

It’s not often that I buy stuff off the cuff. My buying habits are relatively conservative, and I usually do a lot of research on equipment before I buy it. This Friday was an exception to the rule - when I saw the WRT54GC in Fry’s for $40, I just couldn’t miss out. (more…)

Well, the flight is familiar torture. The plane leaves just before midnight, after a full day of packing. Check-in, passport control, security, gate, take your seat, buckle up, what would you like to drink, chicken or beef, feature movie, try to sleep, try to read, try to watch the movie, try to make conversation, belt sign, buckle up, final descent, seat upright, flaps, touchdown, reverse thrusters, taxi, deplane, wait 3 hours in a sleepy airport, repeat, but this time in English.

I arrived at SFO around 10am PST, which is a total of 22 hours from the time I entered TLV. It took me way too much to rent a car though, so I left SFO around noon.

Now this is going to be weird. It all feels very familiar.

I have been to Los Angeles for a considerable time, and it feels like LA here. The weather is perceptibly colder, but it is the same California, the same kind of people, the same cars, the same buildings, the same chain stores. It feels like one of the many other business trips I’ve made to LA. I don’t feel “at home” but I do feel “at ease”.

As you may or may not know, I’m relocating to the US. Specifically San Francisco Bay Area.

My company’s new offices are in Palo Alto, so I’ll probably be living nearby.

I’m scheduled to fly over this Friday. It won’t actually be relocation, because I don’t have my US work visa yet, it’s in the works - I’m still an employee of the Israeli company, and it’s considered a business trip. I do intend to scope the area for places to live and acquaint myself with the new surrunding.

I will probably have more to write on this in the near future, so stay tuned.

My personal world map:

visited 12 countries- like to visit 90 countries

You can get one yourself here.