I’ve come to the end of my entries about Israel. It feels bittersweet. I’m glad that I’ve recorded our experiences and yet it feels that I have yet to completely process our journey. To go to a place that has been the destination for pilgrims for centuries, a country that has been the source of [...]
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What I did not expect
Posted in Israel entries on March 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Tel Beer-sheva, The Desert, Massada, and the Dead Sea
Posted in Israel entries on March 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Our final exploration of Israel revealed the desert of Israel that we had always imagined to constitute the whole of Israel. It’s funny that most of our journeys in Israel would take us to such green and fruitful places. The phrase ”a land flowing with milk and honey” seems very appropriate to describe Israel. But finally, we experienced [...]
Beersheva
Posted in Israel entries on March 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Our final trip in Israel began with a short drive to Beersheva. Our plan for the weekend was: go to church on Shabbat (i.e. Saturday), drive to Beersheva after church, stay the night in the hostel there, drive to Massada and the Dead Sea the next day. Beersheva is the fourth largest city in Israel. [...]
I’m dreaming of Caesarea
Posted in Israel entries on March 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
This has been such a funny week weather-wise in Sweden. On Monday, the weather was completely gorgeous–like Spring. But it has gone steadily downhill since then and we have returned to grey skies and chilly weather. Which makes me long for the beautiful day we had at Caesarea. Caesarea lies on the west coast of [...]
The Tel Aviv Branch
Posted in Israel entries on March 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Just a short post about the hospitality we experienced at the Tel Aviv Branch. We were welcomed with open arms and kindness. Brooke was immediately adored. The boys felt right at home in primary. I was able to teach Relief Society one Sunday. And the last Sunday we attended church, we spoke in Sacrament Meeting. [...]
Herod–one BAD and slightly crazy king
Posted in Israel entries on March 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
After living in Israel and visiting tourist sites, I realized that I needed to learn more about Herod the King. He was the ruler of Judea at the time when Christ was born. Some of the major archealogical sites in Israel were built by this powerful ruler: Ceasarea, Massada, and the Temple. I got my [...]
Conversation with an Israeli woman
Posted in Israel entries on March 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I met the nicest woman at the playground one day. She was tending her grandson and speaking to him in English. We began visiting and found out that her daughter is the secretary that arranged a lot of the living aspects for us to come to Israel. Anyhow, I learned that this woman, Judith, was [...]
The food–possibly the best on earth???
Posted in Israel entries on March 4, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Well, I think I need to put my nose to the grindstone and finish off the last entries of our journey. One of my favorite things about traveling is experiencing the food. Food says so much about the culture. For example, in Sweden, the culture of fika is an important social ritual. So I was [...]
Acre or Akko
Posted in Israel entries on March 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I guess the only time we were truly disappointed during our sightseeing was our trip to Acre or Akko as it is called in Hebrew. And the fault did not lie with the city nor its ruins–rather its closing hours. Friday afternoons everything closes down for Shabbat. We left too late, got stuck in traffic, [...]
Home Again
Posted in Israel entries on February 28, 2007 | 3 Comments »
It feels unbelievable, but we are back in Sweden, a day early. On Monday, Brent’s boss in Israel, received an email from the travel agent saying that a strike was planned at the airport on Wednesday and that we might have to arrange for an extra day in Israel. Apparently, a group of people working [...]
