Getting around using Egged would be impossible without Wikipedia. I can find the coordinates of the bus stops to find the route closest to my destination. Basically, if I want to do some sightseeing outside of Jerusalem and don't want to bring my laptop (I'd probably be staying in a hostel, and would most likely be sharing a room...), I'm going to need to plan my trips out in advance. Right now, I think I want to do trips to Tiberias (lake! ostrich farm!), Haifa (wine tour!), and go back to Tel Aviv and spend some time bumming around at the beach (I figure catch an early morning bus, spend the day, catch an afternoon bus back). This means that I might do a trip this weekend! I shall begin planning tomorrow.
I haven't really been eating out. I've been cooking all my meals (except that time when I was really lost). This ought to balance out the times when I need to buy all of my food because I am traveling. (Though what will I do on Shabbat?! Pre-buy nonperishables, worst comes to worst.) Also, I enjoy cooking, as long as I am not rushed. It's relaxing. (Tomorrow evening, for example, I have all the ingredients to make honey mustard salmon and edamama. And I can guarantee that it will be delicious. For those who would care, the dijon mustard I bought isn't Grey Poupon, but it is a similar brand.) Also, if I plan in advance, I can cook enough food to last a few days (definitely over Shabbat, when the supermarket is closed). At some point, I am going to go to Burgers Bar, a burger chain in Israel. There is one not far from my apartment! It is in a group of a few stores a few minutes walk from my apartment that I haven't yet checked out...but eventually will.
Tomorrow, as a reward for getting up early (for me, anyways) and going on a slightly extended run, I am going to make a reservation for myself at a sushi bar that is within walking distance of my apartment! And then I will go home, do my laundry, and make plans for the weekend. *crosses fingers*
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