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Tel-Aviv Beach
I was in Tel-Aviv December 30th. I walked along the Mediterranean beach down South to Jaffa. The Tel-Aviv beach is quite nice, so far my favorite “hang-out” spot in Israel. Here are a few pictures I took along the walk: (that sailboat out at Sea…
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Give Me Liberty… or… “We’ll Kill Ourselves” ??!
Masada is an ancient mountain fortress built by Herod the Great in the time before Christ. It’s located up on a high, isolated plateau in the Judean desert. Kind of like Israel’s version of Mancha Picchu (in Peru). For a quick history: During the Jewish…
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Not Enough Time (energy?) to Blog Correctly
Lions, Tigers, and Bears, Oh My. Sorry for the dearth of content recently. It’s not because things aren’t happening, they are. So many things, yet not enough time to write them. I have a mental list going of things I want to write about (like…
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Neve Shalom-More Historic Than the White House?
I was told of a 2 day Bible conference being held in Neve Shalom this weekend. I’m planning on going, leaving tomorrow after work. Neve Shalom is a small community about 25km West of Jerusalem. Do you know where Neve Shalom is? Neither did I,…
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Differences
Pop cans here in Israel are made from thicker aluminum than I’m used to. This makes them heavier – this MEANS I always think there’s more pop in my can than there really is. I’m continually disappointed as I go for that laast sip and……
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Christmas Eve in Bethlehem, 2011
Preamble Checking out of my hostel the morning of Christmas Eve was a bit of an ordeal. When I had arrived at the hostel the night before they didn’t honor my reservation. He said my reservation was for a “mattress on the roof” (not what…
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December 23rd – Jerusalem, the Old City, the Wailing Wall and the Church of the Sepulcher
Friday after lunch two other volunteers and myself headed for Jerusalem. After catching four different rides via hitch-hiking, we arrived (hitch-hiking is more common in Israel, they even have specially marked turn-out lanes to pickup hitch-hikers). After arriving and checking into my hostel, the afternoon/evening/night…
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Be’er Sheva
In the Bible it’s spelled Beersheba. Either way, I went there this evening. It’s about a half hour drive from Nir Oz, similar to a trip up to Newton back home. I went with several volunteers and a Kibbutznik (and his girlfriend). There are some…
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London, England
I had a long layover in Heathrow so went downtown to explore. Here are a few pics… This is the train station in Central London: Seemed like everyone was either out walking or riding their bikes: I wanted to try making the guards at Buckingham…
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Kibbutz Nir Oz
That’s where I am now. I’m excited about the next few months, think they’ll be fun. Despite the name “Near Oz,” it’s actually nearer to the Gaza strip. In fact, I can see into the Gaza strip from here. All the other volunteers (about 8…
