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Added at 12/27 02: Pictures from the Eilat Annual 12th Grade Trip
A collection of pictures from the trip

Added at 11/25 02: The Godfather
My house, Israel. This was pretty late at night, I was sitting with some friends in the garden smoking a cigar. My dad is in the States, sister in Tel Aviv, and mother is long asleep. I am free to do naughty things. Mwahahaha.

Added at 11/25 02: Katash
This is my brother's cute dalmation. The dog was left in Israel with his other parents after my brother moved to England :( What a bastard. Anyways, this is just a form of seperation between the next pictures, and the Poland pictures. And a source of amusement for my brother.

Added at 11/25 02: Everybody
Poland 2002. This is a picture of ALL the teen members of our trip. It was taken in Krakov by (and on) a statue of a Dragon that didn't fit into this picture. I'm the handsome one with the red circle around his head. (Right edge of the picture, on the statue) :P This will be the end of the Polska Picture series!

Added at 11/25 02: The Bodyguard
Poland 2002. Taken in the Market of Krakov, a picture of me and one of the Israeli security officers. Coinsidentally, this is the boyfriend of a friend of my sister's, so it was that important for me to get a picture of us to show my sis. :P

Added at 11/25 02: Alfred Hitchkok?
Poland 2002. Taken in the center of the commercial area in Krakov, this is me surrounded by pigeons. (Well they came after those little grain thingies in my hand).

Added at 11/25 02: Teacher's Pet
Poland 2002. This picture was taken in the Market of Krakov, which is a pretty commercialized place. Anyhow, it's a picture of me and the person who used to be my literature teacher last year, and was the head of the entire group sent to Poland from my school. Now, having a picture with my teacher, I can say that my trip is finally complete. :P

Added at 10/24 02: The Last Meal
Poland 2002. Another dinner picture. This was right after a visit to the local synagogue. I must enjoy, I never realized synagogues could be that much fun. Anyhow, left to right forward: Yaniv G, Yuval, me and Gil. Left to right back: Itamar, Ohad, Yaniv B and Roi.

Added at 10/24 02: A messy bed
Poland 2002. This picture was taken in the Europejski hotel in Warsaw, after we used one of those "shoot photograph in 5 seconds" features that cameras have. Roi is on the bottom, Gil is the fuzzy one, I'm on the top right and Yuval's head peeks by my left.

Added at 10/9/02: Yoav in Treblinka
Poland 2002. Taken in the completely eradicated deathcamp of Treblinka, this picture shows me holding the Israeli flag infront of a monument erected there. It's cold and I'm heavily dressed, hence you can't actually see much of me here. The monument is covered with memorial candles brought by other groups who were on a holocaust trip to Poland, mostly Israelis.

Added at 10/9/02: Dinner
Poland 2002. A picture of me and some friends at a restaurant in Krakov. The food was imported frozen from Israel, because it had to be kosher. *mutter* The taste and the stomache illnesses that the food produced reflected this fact. From right to left: Yaniv, Yuval, Gil, Ohad, Me and Roi.

Added at 10/9/02: Yoav the Moose
Poland 2002. Actually, I'm not sure where this picture was taken, but there's not much to say about it really.

Added at 10/9/02: Yoav in Majdanek
Poland 2002. This picture was taken right outside of the deathcamp Majdanek. About 350,000 jews, poles gypsies and more were exterminated here. The camp is well preserved and I have more pictures of it that show the shower and gas chambers (Ziklon B and CO). Anyhow, the person by me is Omer, and behind us sneaking into the picture was Or.

Added at 10/9/02: Closing Ceremony in Aushwitz
Poland 2002. This is a picture of me reading my part in the closing holocaust memorial ceremony. There was an opening one done in the Lekhtov forest, but that one was done by the other half of our group. The ceremony was done in the ruins of a destroyed crematorium (where the germans cremated dead bodies of the murdered).

Added at 10/9/02: Group Picture
Poland 2002: This picture was taken infront of the Graf Patusski (some dead rich guy) mansion. My group, one of the three from our school, took a big collective photograph.
Standing: Rahel (the holocaust witness that accompanied us), Yair (Orly's father), Ortal, Roi, Orly, Gil, Gal, Yuval, Or, Yaniv, Tikva (highschool principal), The Doctor (anything else would be superfluous), Marcus, Asaf, Anael.
On knees: Me, Ohad, Milka (the guide)
Sitting: Cobi (Asaf's father), Shiran, Tali, Liran.

Added at 10/9/02: Yizkor (Remember)
Poland 2002. The yizkor memorial ceremony in Majdanek. Each of us read the names of family members murdered throughout the holocaust. This was obviously my turn to read. As I didn't feel much, others did, and there were many tears through the ceremony. Left to right: Orly, me, Liran and Yuval. Note that Yuval doesn't have a big mole on his face. I think my scanner had some dirt in it or something.

Roxanne
This is in my slutty pose. By my feet is the bread we ate for breakfest lunch and dinner. Infront of me there's the cheesy cowboy hat my friends hated so much. They thought it scared other people away. Little did they know that no hat would even get close to the social affect of their goddamn ugly faces. :P

Mini Yearbook?
A picture of awful quality, but don't expect much from an 8 dollar one time camera. Standing is Alon, I'm the dude with the fruity outfit, Eitan is in the middle and Yotam's head is popping out of the right. When I think of it, that description is a little sick.

Yearbook?
This picture was taken by Alon, and contains 7 out of the 9 members of the Eilat trip. Top left to right: Mikhael, Eitan, Ohad. Bottom left to right: Yotam, me, Yoni, Shay. Location: Me, Ohad, and Alon's room. The people who were left out of this picture are Alon (the photographer) and Nisan.

Good Morning?!
A little background on this picture: It's like 7 in the morning, and someone knocks on the door to my room. Apperently, that someone (Yoni) has my camera with him. The second I open the door, the flash goes off. I just woke up. And I don't know why my face came out all red. It's not like this in real life. :P

Me getting smothered by my brother.
The backround of this picture is my dad's 60 year old birthday. At this point we're all sitting at the living room watching TV and stuff. You can also see half my sister's face here :P

Me, my sister, and oldest brother.
From right to left: My oldest brother (32!), me, and my sister (24-25?). What I'm drinking? Why vodka ofcourse, the official Yoav drink.

Me and my brother.
This is a picture of me and my brother sitting in a chinese restaurant. We went out to celebrate his birthday. It was a mini celebration, because half of my family wasn't present. The official birthday dinner came two months after his birthday. It's a special family tradition, up to 6 month delays in birthday celebrations, due to our inability to get all 6 people together in Haifa in the weeked. And when we do, it usually lasts for mere several hours. :(

Me, my brother, and coke.
This came either 30 seconds before or after the latter :P Every time it is viewed, I'm paid 5 shekels for advertising!

Morpheus was reluctant to take a photograph. I had to force the bitch into the scanner.
There are three things responsible for this picture. The first is Morpheus, who sent me a stuffed monkey all the way from New Zealand! Second is my new scanner *beam*, and the third is soul-crushin ennui! It took me like ten minutes to write the last three sentances because Morpheus kept rectifying my grammar. Well, rectify this, Morpheus; BITCH.

This is Armada!
A rare picture that catches Armada just as he launches a fireball in Variel's general direction. Boy there were many, and may there be many more.

Hilarious.
Well, this picture is trully brilliant. I simply couldn't refrain from sharing it with the public.

The Jacobi 4.
A picture of me, my brothers, and my sister, long time ago. I think I was somewhere around second or third grade when it was taken.

I'm wet.
Washington State Park, PA, 1996. I think I tried fishing that day, without much succuss.

Just a bit dryer.
Niagra Falls, 1996. Accompanied by my mother and my sister, and by a bad hair day I guess.

Let the boy sleep!
Some airport, having just returned from Florida, 1996. I was pretty tired. :P

Fancy sucks.
Entrance to my house in the States, 1998. For some reason, when you go to an American Bar Mitzva, you have to dress like you're going to a funeral. Ah well, who am I to rebel and defer.

Wild Wild West.
Cicicastenango, Guatamala, 1996. Me, my dad, and my infamous Maccabi Haifa shirt standing by some bag shop in the local market.

Where's Waldo?
Cicicastenango, Gautamala, 1996. Same market, same shirt, different parent and different shop.

Paradise.
San Antonio (village), Gautamala, 1996. In the backround is the beautiful Lake Attiltan. The pink pants seemed cool at the time. :P

Nobody expects the spanish inquisition.
Tikal, Guatamala, 1996. This picture does not have the best quality in the world, but I believe I'm the dude in the red shirt. Picture was taken from inside one of two largest Inkan temples. The other is across. :P

Don't... look... down...
Lankin, Gautamala, 1996. Samook Champagne is the name of the complex of waterfalls that this one is a part of. This particular river goes into the mountain, it is said that someone had once fell in, and his body came out the other side... 40 days later.

Bow to me.
Indonesia, Summer of 1996. Me, my mom and my brother infront of some ancient temple thingy.

Who'se afraid of heights?
Indonesia, 1996. To the right, the mouth of an active volcano. To the left, a cliff.

Who'se afraid of heights? 2
Indonesia, 1996. I'd just like to add that it was extremely early in the morning, in a high altitude (something I'm very sensitive to). I was freezing my ass off, and I barfed (no air) when I woke up. But for this view, the goosebumps and the chunks I blew were worth it. Amazing.

Bone Daddy.
Indonesia, 1996. Inside some mass tomb in a mountain. Bones all over the place, it was really cool :P

The Beach.
Maleysa, 1998. The ideal place to spend your vacation.

Big Fish Style!
Maleysa, 1996. A very beautiful park.

Flowerland.
Maleysa, 1996. Same park. Notice the flowers.

Buddha!
Bangkok, Thailand, 1996. Me and my sister inside some palace.

Me and Seals.
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, 1996. Me and my dad and three locals. The animals there are not afraid of people.

Me and Turtles.
Ecuador, 1996. I'll just assume that this was on the Islands as well, but I can't promise anything. Big turtles. Very big.

Please let it not snap.
Puente San Francisco, Ecuador, 1996. Me and my dad on a bridge. It's a long way down if you fall, to the river.

Morpheus and I!
Middle of jungle, Ecuador, 1996. Can you believe Morpheus was in Ecuador? Btw, I have no idea what those red marks are. I really don't remember. Could be an irritation of some sort.

Tuareg :P
Middle of jungle, Ecuador, 1996. A personal joke. Enjoy :P

In the jungle, the mighty jungle...
Middle of jungle, Ecuador, 1996. Me and my father trecking in the jungle. My mom is there too somewhere. :P

The river is wide, the river it touches my...
Middle of jungle, Ecuador, 1996. Me crossing the river. Those boots made the worst irritation in my feet later. I should have worn socks. Very high socks. *mutter*

Fuck animal rights!
Ecuador, 1996. I'll wear them however I please!

Whee!
Ecuador, 1996. Need for speed and maybe a blindfold.

Me and... someone else.
Ecuador, 1996. This is in a car on the way down from some very tall mountain. As I said, heights make me sick, so this is a tribute to a cool lady that gave me medecine and a sweater :P

Ooga Booga!
Costa Rica, 1997. Me covered in mud in some park with some river.. And mud.

Someone has been passing gas!
Hawaii, 1997. This is me by some sulfurous visitor site. Once again, the pink pants seemed cool at the time. Blow me.

The Land of the Vallejo.
Chichem Itcha, Mexico, 1998. It's strange that we barely have any pictures of the trip to Mexico. Too bad, we were also at Playa Del Carmen but we got no pictures from there at all. Ah well, this is my brother and in the backround is a magnificent temple built by Vallejo's anscesters.

I've also been to Alaska, Kenya, Peru and Zanzibar.. And maybe I forgot something else. Anyhow, I don't have the patience to rummage through their messy albums and put up the pictures. I can just say that Alaska has the most beautiful landscape I've ever seen.