USA | Wednesday, 10 Aug 2011 | Views [242] | Comments [1]
Tonight I made my first connection here at Gevim with a student that I had run into the night before with my host. She lives here at the kibbutz and is also a journalism student (yay!) She's involved with the tent city in Sderot and is going to let me ... Read more >
ISRAEL | Tuesday, 9 Aug 2011 | Photo Gallery
Things around the kibbutz and apartment
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USA | Monday, 8 Aug 2011 | Views [416] | Comments [1]
I landed in Israel at 11am (Israeli time) and am just getting myself unpacked and sorted (and caught up on email.) The Kibbutz is pretty awesome (photos to come) and it's literally next door to the college. We have a beautiful big pool. The downside ... Read more >
USA | Sunday, 7 Aug 2011 | Views [244]
At 4:30am, the Roadrunner taxi van will pick me up and whisk me away to LAX. To say that I am anxious is putting it mildly. I am fairly certain that the continuous raise in blood pressure that I'm sure to experience over the next 36 hours will take five ... Read more >
USA | Saturday, 6 Aug 2011 | Views [400]
Today I exchanged my money for 'New Israeli Sheqels' (the Israeli currency.) Last week, it was $1 to 4NIS; today it was $1 to 3NIS. What a lesson in world economics to watch the value of the dollar drop right before my eyes. When I came home, I broke ... Read more >
USA | Friday, 5 Aug 2011 | Views [246]
While reading various articles about the housing protests in Israel (centered in Tel Aviv) I learned that many Israelis have many colorful, derogatory terms for the people who live in Tel Aviv (or as they not-so-nicely say, "the state of Tel Aviv.... Read more >
USA | Thursday, 4 Aug 2011 | Views [920]
Zombie Camel of the Negev wishes you a most joyous and productive Wednesday. Photo by Tracy Greenberg 2010 (from our trip)
USA | Wednesday, 3 Aug 2011 | Views [349]
I'm getting down to the nitty-gritty. All I have left to do is purchase my travel insurance, pack, and figure out how I'm getting to LAX on Sunday. I'm a little bit anxious about my journey (never was too fond of flying), and this is definitely the ... Read more >
USA | Tuesday, 2 Aug 2011 | Views [491]
It's less than one week til I head back to Israel, almost one year after I first went. I'm a very different person this time around, with a very different reason for going. Last year, I had just graduated from college with my BA in Anthropology and ... Read more >
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ISRAEL | Monday, 1 Aug 2011 | 
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Photos from my first trip to the country.
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USA | Sunday, 31 Jul 2011 | Photo Gallery
Things
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