Chat with Yaakov Sadan

"Yo" means "Me"
And, Elisabeth, no one has to know.

23:57

Yo: hey
Yaakov: hi

23:58

Yo: i'm very sorry to bother you
but i received a christmas message from you

23:59

and i don't think i've ever met you
Yaakov: no, we didnt meet
Yo: so, i was wondering whether i had... but afterwards forgotten. or maybe it wasn't your intention to sent me that message anyway, and you didn't sent it to the person you wanted

0:00

Yaakov: we exchanged emails when you were looking for a place to stay in NY
I'm an RCN alum
i just sent a mass email... so it picked up your address
r u still in college?
Yo: oh! it's YOU!

0:01

wow... you went to yale?
Yaakov: yeah
did i mention that?
Yo: no, never
but i'm there now
like, i'm a student
i'm not there, there
ha
funny
Yaakov: you're at Yale?

0:02

Yo: not now, i get there in a week
but i'm a freshman there, yes
Yaakov: what year?
oh cool!!
so glad to hear another nordic is there!
which college?

0:03

Yo: morse
when did you graduate?
Yaakov: '06

0:04

how was the first semester?
Yo: good
i think
my grades are awful
but yeah, good i guess
Yaakov: haha it doesnt matter at this point
i loved Yale. I'm very jealous
Yo: you see, i keep hearing that
but i'm thinking grades are sort of a big deal

0:05

every time i look around
Yaakov: hmm
Yo: yeah, it's cool
so you left rcn in... 2001? 2002?
Yaakov: yea, they're important.. but only for the entire degree
and also only to a certain extent.. depends what you wanna do
i left RCN in 1998

0:06

I was in the israeli army for a little while.
joy

0:07

Yo: oh
so, you've been around for a while
Yaakov: in the US?
or on planet earth?

0:08

Yo: planet earth
oh, you wrote for the herald?

0:09

Yaakov: nope... oh i wrote opinions
you're looking at the palestinian one I wrote?
Yo: yeah
it's first on my search tool
Yaakov: lol
interesting
funny you're RCN '08 and I'm 1998

0:10

old man
Yo: what's the saxe award?
yeah... did you go to your reunion?
Yaakov: public policy scholarship for the summer
i'm going this summer
can't wait
which houses were you in?
Yo: it was only one
you know
that's how it's worked since

0:11

... i'm guessing 1999
Yaakov: ?
Yo: finland house
like, no one has two houses
it's one
Yaakov: oh you stay in the same house now
oh ok
Yo: no
it's not "now"
it's been forever
Yaakov: lol
Yo: like.. there's no living memory of another system i think
Yaakov: thanks!!
Yo: except for maybe anna garner
Yaakov: lol
you're brutal

0:12

Yo: i'm honest
i write for the ydn
Yaakov: good
you're from venezuela?
Yo: yes

0:13

ok, now you're freaking me out
Yaakov: why?
you wrote it in your first email
Yo: oh alright
so you either have a good memory
or a huge archive
Yaakov: the latter
horrible memory

0:14

Yo: oh
i didn't try jigna or ninon
Yaakov: what did u do?
Yo: hotel

0:15

Yaakov: oh

0:16

Yo: it was good
it was actually really good
Yaakov: what did you do?
Yo: you know, i didn't have to say thanks to anyone, and it's what normal people do

0:17

i stayed overnight and then went to yale the next day
i was starting classes
Yaakov: oh i see

0:18

well we should meet up
when you're in Boston or in NY
are you actually engaged?
Yo: yes
wait, are you thinking about adding me on facebook?

0:19

Yaakov: i didnt say that
i'm just looking at your profile
Yo: let me see, you went to yale, you're now in harvard AND you are an epe major
huh

0:20

Yaakov: what does that tell u?

0:21

Yo: it tells me i don't know how you're paying for grad school and that you should be intimidating but at least, over gchat, aren't
Yaakov: oh i see
i'm told I am intimidating in person
or at least "intense"

0:22

Yo: i knew it
i'm going to nyc this saturday

0:23

but i'm leaving right away
(bummer)
Yaakov: aww
well i'm there pretty often. just check with me.

0:24

Yo: aren't you in harvard though
wait i don't get it
Yaakov: i am
but i go to NY often..
more than i thought
Yo: oh
great then

0:25

i'll let you know
Yaakov: cool
RCN and Yale... then we must get to know each other

0:27

Yo: hopefully
now i'm leaving
it's sort of late
here in caracas
have a good night... thanks for answering all my rude questions

0:28

Yaakov: oh you're in caracas
Yo: yeah - christmas break
Yaakov: i always wanted to go
i had two gf from there
Yo: venezuela?
Yaakov: yeah
Yo: see, now that's weird