falafel, shawarma, or pizza – day 7

Day 7 was another busy one. After leaving the kibbutz, we took a long, muddy, and green hike along the El-Al River. As you can see, this was completely different terrain than we saw down south in the Negev. There was a lot more green, more water, and more cows. After the hike, we cleaned […]

falafel, shawarma, or pizza – day 6.1

After hanging out with the Druze for lunch, we took a hike on Mount Meron to a point that overlooks Lebanon. While there, one of our Israelis told us about a military mission he was sent on during the Second Lebanon War. A soldier had been mortally wounded in Lebanon, and Gilad and his squad […]

falafel, shawarma, or pizza – day 6.0

It’s another two-post day. Tuesday was a busy one, which started off with a stop at an archaeological site in Tzippori (ציפורי). The site, now a national park, holds history dating back to at least the 7th century BC. While there site has been influenced by many different cultures since that time, we saw and […]

falafel, shawarma, or pizza – day 5.1

After the farm, we made our way to Sderot to meet our new Israeli friends and eat lunch. Situated less than a mile from Gaza, Sderot (שדרות) is a small town that has been a target of rocket attacks by Hamas. While in the town, a member of the local government talked to us about […]

falafel, shawarama, or pizza – day 5.0

Monday, February 8th, was another busy one for us. We woke up and went to a nearby moshav. Moshavim (מושב) are similar to kibbutzim in that they are cooperative communities. Where they differ, however, is that farms on a moshav are individually owned. On the farm, we picked some carrots, made pesto pita thingies, enjoyed […]