No “kid” left behind!
I am exhausted, fatigued, and yet…I want more. As we begin day 2 (or is it 3 with the time change?) I am yearning for more information and experience. Whether I was just so sheltered as a kid, or the media has totally put imaginary blinders on me for my expectations of Israel, I am […]
Amazing Day 1 in Israel
We arrived in Israel about 12 hours ago and I’m already blown away by this amazing country. When I told friends, colleagues, and family that I’d be visiting Israel for two weeks this summer the most common response was, “Is it safe?” My initial impressions of Israel from my half day in country have challenged […]
Reflections…
I keep recalling all of the wonderful, inspiring things that we saw and heard while in Greece, and I truly can’t believe that I had the good fortune to have been a part of it all. I am excited when I think about all of the things that I can do with what I have learned in my own […]
Adios…
As I said goodbye (Jen and I are not flying home with them, but instead heading to Santorini. Sorry, I had to throw in one last jab. 😉 ) to the people I have met on this trip tonight, I felt myself already feeling that I will miss them. Beyond the work that we’ve done, […]
Is knowing another language a benefit or a liability?
We met with the daughter of a Holocaust survivor from Thessaloniki. She shared the story of how her father survived because his family spoke Greek AND German. As the Jewish families were brought to the train station to be transported to concentration camps, her father and her grandparents translated the instructions from German into Ladino. […]
The Paradox of Alexander and the World He Made
It was early in the morning (well, more like 10am, but it felt early to me) as we climbed off the bus in the harbor of Thessaloniki. After taking in the inspiring view, our group soon found itself facing a magnificent monument to Alexander the Great. As our guide regaled us with the story of how Alexander, as […]
Thessaloniki – June 20, 2015
So we’ve just left Thessaloniki and we’re headed west for the day. We have plans to visit the home of Alexander the Great. Take a look at Mandy as she maps out our day. Thessaloniki is a bustling city nestled on a port by the water. It’s history includes being an area that over the […]
Early Observations – June 14, 2015
EARLY OBSERVATIONS “I will pay 50 euros to the person who can name 20 Greek Gods by the end of the trip.” I wish that I could accept that challenge. I’m usually very good with names, but I’m so busy taking in all of the culture that I see happening around me and the ruins […]