I was on my way to Kiryat Moshe (near the central bus station) for Shabbat, I had taken a city bus to the station, and needed to walk from there to where I was staying, presumably a few blocks away. But I didn't know exactly where I was going since my map doesn't have all of the street names on it. So I was walking toward Kiryat Moshe, looking for an English speaker who might know the area to ask directions. I spotted a soldier and decided to ask him directions. Lo and behold, it was Guy Berger who I haven't seen in like 5 years. He didn't know the neighborhood, but he gave me his map (which has a lot more street names), and his phone number.

Since arriving, I have also randomly run into:

• Arik Bchiri at the Kotel last Shabbat. (As it happens I also randomly ran into him when I went to Los Angeles for Sukkot last fall. This guy is everywhere.)
• Nachman at Meron on Lag LaOmer