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With less than 2 weeks to go, I am busily getting ready to embark on my 1st trip to Israel (Jewish National Fund's 2nd Queen of Sheba Women's Mission) . All the major details --- passport, airline & hotel reservations, and tours are set. I have my super new HP digital camera with extra memory; my new 80 gb iPod fully loaded with music & movies; 2 George Orwell memoirs (Burmese Days and Down and Out in London and Paris); Italian for Dummies Workbook; Frommer's Guide to Israel; and Hebrew phrase book.
Sadly headlines this morning contained nothing but bad news from Jerusalem and Gaza, but I am not prepared to change my plans.
I have been told by everyone that I should be prepared to experience a multitude of different emotions as I encounter the land and the people of Israel. I am sure this is true, but I am not sure how you can prepare yourself for this. Hopefully this blog will serve two purposes; to communicate to my friends and family my encounters and reactions while they are fresh; and secondly to capture the memories for myself and so I can re-live the adventure when it is done.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Eve in the World
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Shabbat Shalom
Shabbat Shalom & Happy Purim.
This afternoon I flew across the sky suspended from a rainbow colored parachute and floated above the Red S... Continue reading »
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Traveling Across The Negev
Our group departed Eilat before 8:30 am on Sunday, March 23 and began our travels through the Negev. After a fairly short ride from the seasi... Continue reading »
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Out of the Desert
Setting out from Mitzpe Ramon right after breakfast we headed to Nahal Bahad 1 IDF (Israel Defense Forces) Base aka Haim Laskov Officer Candid... Continue reading »
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The Life of a Woman
After a delicious night's rest, I was a little less than enthused to be getting up and out. After a moment or two to bring myself to full con... Continue reading »
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A Soldier's Sacrifice
The sun was shining, the temperatures were a pleasant 75 degrees, and we found ourselves on the way to a cemetary. We were about to hav... Continue reading »
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Our feet are standing within thy gates, O Jerusalem
By this point in my travels "the wheels of the bus go round and round, round and round..." is playing continually in my head. Like water in t... Continue reading »
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Bearing Witness
Today we learned what it meant to race sundown, as we dashed from sight to sight in anticipation of the Shabbat.
First thing on our agenda wa... Continue reading »
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The Peace of the Sabbath
The sunshine came streaming in the windows on the last day of the 2nd JNF Queen of Sheba Mission. Jane was off to Saturday morning services a... Continue reading »
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A Bird's Eye View & A Mud Bath
I wake up anxious to begin the day, partially to be in the desert that I have come to love so much and partially to be out of this hotel room. ... Continue reading »
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Lost & Found
Once again I took my breakfast at the Prima's Israeli buffet accompanied by sweet music from the Piano. Having a question about directions, I... Continue reading »
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Road Trip with Sam & the Girls
The bus was late. Even though I don't believe in "signs", I was worried that this didnt portend a great day ahead.
I was up early... Continue reading »
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Tourism is sin, and travel on foot virtue.
I awoke to sunshine streaming in my 7th floor window and the Meditteranean sparkling like crystals below.
I took my time showering and dressi... Continue reading »
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We shall find peace. We shall hear the angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
Got up early, had a shower in the mini-stall at which I was now fairly expert at manuevering in, dressed and made sure that nothing was l... Continue reading »
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