While not particularly impressive, I wanted to post this Israeli graffiti with a short story attached to it.

I woke up early one morning just before dawn was about to creep over Tel Aviv. At the time, I think I was still adjusting to the jet lag and I knew that I wouldn’t be able to go back to sleep. After laying in bed for several minutes and my eyes refusing to close again, I remembered that I was only a five minute walk from the Mediterranean Sea. It seemed like a perfect opportunity to experience the Israeli dawn and sunrise.

I threw on my pants and started to walk in the pre-dawn light with anticipation of the beauty I was about to see.

About half way to the beach, geography started to creep into my brain. Let me explain.

In Chicago, the massive body of water the city is built next to (Lake Michigan) is to the east of the city. I’ve always orientated myself when driving in the city to the water. My brain has been conditioned to think, “Large body of water. That must be east”.

In Tel Aviv, the Mediterranean Sea is on the west side of the city. Of course I knew this before I came to Israel, but my conditioned brain was thinking, “Large body of water. That must be east”.

It didn’t take long for me to realize the mistake I made and I knew that I wouldn’t be seeing the sun rise over the Mediterranean that day… or any day, for that matter. I made a mental note to try and catch the sunset instead.

On the way to my non-sunrise, I took a photo of the graffiti below. It seemed appropriate:



Smell the roses


(above) Gordon Street, Tel Aviv, Israel

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