Underground water hike?!?
This morning we put on water shoes, tucked our shorts up high and crammed any fear of claustrophobia down as we entered the 2700 year old water system in the city of David. Tucked between two groups of loud summer camp kids, we traveled carefully through the dark, amazed at how cold the water was […]
4th of July in Israel – What a blessing of freedom we as Americans have
This has been an amazing trip so far from so many aspects. One thing that I would like to focus on in today’s post is one of the themes that this trip has brought to light. So far there have been three main themes in my thinking. In no particular order, one is STEM […]
Happy 4th of July from Israel!
Happy Independence Day! Today we traveled from the Sea of Galilee to Jerusalem via the Golan Heights and the Jordan River Valley. This travel time provided an opportunity to reflect on the notion of independence. I think we as Americans take our independence for granted given our immediate neighbors, Canada and Mexico. Nothing brings this […]
July 3rd in Israel – A varied Amazing Day
Another amazing day waking up to a beautiful scene out over the Sea of Galilee and then having an amazing breakfast to start the day. After breakfast our whole group got together for the first of what might be many brainstorming sessions to discuss what we have learned […]
Day 4 the Sea of Galilee and Home Hospitality
It was surreal to wake up this morning and have the Sea of Galilee right in front of me. After another generous breakfast we toured sites along the sea, had lunch, and visited a school. I was very impressed with their robotics projects as well as the initiative the students showed. We had some time […]
Another great day in Israel – Day 3 – 7/2
We started this morning with another fantastic breakfast at the Colony Hotel in Haifa and then packed and said good bye to Haifa, heading first to Nazareth. In Nazareth we visited the Roman Catholic Church at the site of the Annunciation where the Angel Gabriel revealed to Mary that she was to bear a son […]
Fantastic First Day in Israel
So after a long flight with not much sleep, it was really hard to think about getting moving and thinking, but at our first stop, the nature reserve, Neot Kedumim, which means “ancient oasis” we got to tie many thought provoking ideas to the natural conditions that people in this area of the world have […]