One more to go after this. So I contacted my Israeli friend Sean, who is actually on vacation in Amsterdam now. Apparently, his mother is a flight attendant on EL AL (the Israeli Air Line) and get him cheap tickets wherever he wants, which I have to say makes me extremely jealous.
We began by jamming to the Pearl Jam "Why Go Home", and afterward my brain hurt from all the head banging. After that extremely juvenile act, we discussed Amsterdam in length. I've never gone, and this is Sean's third time. It's definitely next on my bucket list, as I am getting an early start. He told me something that surprised me: They don't sell marijuana to tourists anymore (not that I would ever partake. Oh no. Not me. Definitely not me.) They say the Netherlands passed an ordinance restricting the drug trade to the native Dutch only. They don't want the scum of the world converging on their paradise to party and debase themselves (don't they do that already?) Their also trying to shut down the red-light district to prevent the spread of disease. This may prevent STD's from spreading but will definitely cause widespread depression among tourists.
Sean told me that he is applying for his VISA to come to America and visit. Up to now, he has just been working in his father's garage, and never went back to school after the Army. Apparently, they won't give him a VISA unless he is a full-time student, so he is applying to colleges right now. I hope he is approved.
We closed like we always do. "Shalom, Haver. Ata Melech Haolam."
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