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I used to go sit on the roof of my yeshiva with my chavrusa instead of studying. We were in the old city of Jerusalem so we could watch the Palestinians rioting and getting tear gassed on the Temple Mount. Then he got kicked out of yeshiva, and I got paired with another guy who would read secular philosophy with me.

It’s what you make of it I guess.

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My yeshiva experience was a lot less exciting because we were based in middle of nowhere with nothing to do (by design). That didn't stop me from spending a lot of time in the beis medrash talking with my chavrusa about philosophy, theology, religion, or just nonsense. Anything but actually learning what I was supposed to. Eventually I lost all my chavrusas as they broke up with me for being a deadbeat. This is the yeshiva equivalent of being a terrible romantic partner and eventually running out of people in town to date.

Also, I don't know why people make yeshivos in the old city. It's a terrible place to be if you want the young men to actually focus on learning.

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