Fun Joel's Israel

Israel Mystery Photo #17

Fun Joel — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:27:14 +0000

I’m in a good mood, so I am giving you guys a fairly easy Mystery Photo this time. If you have ever been at this site, you should recognize this. And even some of you who have never been might be able to guess it! Why am I in such a good mood, you may [...]

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A Light at the End of the Tunnel

Fun Joel — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:07:36 +0000

I wanted to update you all about the exam process. For starters, I am proud and excited to announce that I passed the written exam! I got the news on the morning of January 1st, so what a great way to start the New Year! In fact, the test was very straightforward, with no real [...]

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This is Not a Political Post

Fun Joel — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:53:03 +0000

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I hate politics. But living in Israel and working in the field of tourism, it is fairly difficult to completely avoid dealing with political issues. Nearly every visitor has heard things about the political situation and/or sees things that relate to the issue. So they will [...]

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Review: The Written Exam (Dec. 2011)

Fun Joel — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:08:57 +0000

As most of you know, I took the written portion of the Israeli Ministry of Tourism licensing exam for tour guides this past Sunday, December 4. (For my posts on preparing for the exam see Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4.) Since one of the focuses of this blog is to provide [...]

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Israel Mystery Photo #16

Fun Joel — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 11:16:33 +0000

For those wondering how the test went on Sunday, I’ll be writing another post soon in which I review the exam. But suffice it to say that I feel fairly good about my performance on it and am just waiting to hear whether or not I passed. Results in a few more weeks, I guess. [...]

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On the Licensing Exam – Part 4 – Good Preparation Tool

Fun Joel — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:36:36 +0000

Way back in the first installment of this series, I promised that I would write a post about a specific study aid that I had come across and which I felt was an excellent tool. Actually, however, this post is about a whole suite of products that are available for sale from a small company [...]

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On the Licensing Exam – Part 3 – How I’m Preparing

Fun Joel — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:56:11 +0000

In this edition of this mini series of posts, I want to discuss a little bit about my strategy in preparing to take the Ministry of Tourism exam to become a licensed tour guide in Israel. Hopefully this will be helpful to others who are going through the course, which was always one of my [...]

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Israel Mystery Photo #15

Fun Joel — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:56:05 +0000

I am truly in full-on study mode now, with my written licensing exam in exactly a month. So my next post after this will likely be Part 3 of my series about the exams, in which I will tell you how I’ve been going about studying/preparing for the exam. But first, I need to address [...]

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Top 10 Things to Do in Jerusalem – Part 1

Fun Joel — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:18:27 +0000

I love lists like this, where people list the top things to do in a certain place. But I find that often those lists are just a rehashing of the tourist sites you can find in any Lonely Planet, Let’s Go or Fodor’s Guide. And other times they list a number of places that barely [...]

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Top 10 Things to Do in Jerusalem – Part 2

Fun Joel — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:17:39 +0000

For the first three entries in this post: Jerusalem Top 10 – Part 1 Continuing the list: 4. Get Some Culture Jerusalem has a thriving cultural scene, full of great music, art and crafts. And especially through the summer season (which really lasts about half the year here), there are tons of festivals that can [...]

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