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Touring Israel
HI!
Here's the first part of my collection of photos from the Israel study tour I took part in. If you would like to know more about each photo, just click on them & hover over them to see my captivating caption.
The tour was put together by the AMI Jerusalem Center for Biblical Studies & Research. Quite a mouthful, I know, but the reason I know that is because this is where I am currently volunteering.
This tour is probably unlike any other tour of Israel. It is certainly not for the faint of heart. The program is chock full of sight-seeing trips, lectures, walking, unscheduled events & delectable food.
If that's not enough, this year's tour consisted of people from about 17 countries! Russia, Brazil, Madagascar, the UK, the US, Mexico, Switzerland, South Africa and Sweden to list a few. So the fellowship was fascinating to take part in.
It was really amazing & I am so proud & happy to have taken a small part in pulling it all together.
By the way, you can find links to my Instagram & Twitter accounts towards the bottom of my home page. You can see more recent shenanigans that I've been up to in Israel.
Enjoy! There are more to come.
- K
Whirl
Whew! What a crazy three weeks it has been!
I arrived safely at the Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv where a German lady & an English woman were patiently waiting.
Of course there was the issue where I had lost my iPhone with all the hubbub of getting through immigration & customs but thanks be to God, it was found & returned. I wasn't panicking but now when I consider that both phone & case were gifts, practically new & included my ID, I should have.
We drove up to Jerusalem & everything felt familiar. I felt giddy & warm as if I were coming home from a long absence.
We arrived at the AMI Center & relief came upon me. After a whole day of traveling, pushing and pulling my luggage to & fro, what I wanted was as shower & a nap.
But this was not to be borne.
Alas, there was a lovely group of South Africans who had stopped by to eat lunch at the center. I did not want to be rude so up the winding staircase I went. I went upstairs to eat with them & to say hello to my old friends who were serving the meal.
I arrived about 3 days before their annual two week Study Tour so there was a lot of work & planning to do. Most was already completed by the time I arrived. It was astonishing to me to see the list of guests amount to 120 from about 13 countries, including my own parents.
I would be my Mom's first trip to Israel, my Dad's 5th time. I was so excited for my Mom to come & see what the big deal was & why I was willing to drop all to come back to eretz Israel.
There is no way I can go on & share with you everything that happened within these past few weeks...I mean I can, but I'd rather give it to you in several doses. Don't want ya'll to OD you know.
See? I do care for you :)