My first blog
Hello to my fellow travelers, though for many of you the departure is still a few days away mine is today for a brief stop in Paris, France. The date of departure brings with it many emotions: excitement, anxiety, curiosity to name a few. As I race around to complete the last minute preparations, I […]
Meditative Pauses
Travel offers an escape, while simultaneously pulling us back into a schedule. And while there is so much to see and learn on our historic walking tours and museum visits, it is in the unscheduled, unstructured moments that this week has offered which I have found the most reflective experiences of my time here in […]
Things we take for granted
Hearing my my own language, being with my family, seeing my spouse, going to work each day, going home. These are not always possible here.
Instagram Hashtag
If you are interested in seeing or contributing pictures from the Israel trip (like the one above of Arab children playing Saturday evening in the Muslim Quarter), we are also posting on Instagram using #CWB14. If you go to Instagram and search that hashtag, you can see the current collection of mages.
Children’s Village
On Wednesday, we visited the Children’s Village in Karmiel, located in the Beit HaKerem Valley, between the upper and lower Galilee. (Read more here.) Established in 1978, Children’s Village provides care and support for more than 270 Jewish children from the north of Israel. Children from the ages of 5-18 are fostered by large adoptive […]
Diversity
Our first visit of the day was to a vista above the Haifa harbor, above the Baha’i Hanging Gardens, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We learned a bit about the Baha’i faith and the history of Haifa. From here, we traveled to a semi-private high school, The Hebrew Reali School to meet with […]
The Sea
Our flight was delayed four and a half hours, which cut some of our program off on the first day. Yet, since the compromise was a picnic on the Mediterranean at a Roman aqueduct in Caesarea, we were all quite content. The sea air eased us into the journey and our tomato and goat cheese […]
A Morning in Haifa
With our group of more than 20 teachers, we visited a “semi-private” Haifa high school yesterday to learn about their unique teaching methods and mission. The Hebrew Reali School has a rich history in Haifa spanning the last century and is known for its academic and cultural excellence. Social responsibility plays a central role in […]