This was another surprise for me while on my trip to Israel. Before I ever arrived in Israel I only thought that there Muslims, Christians, and Jews living in Israel. Turns out Israel is the center of another very fast growing religion called The Bahai Faith. The Bahai Gardens is the most holy site for […]
Dinner & Sunset at the Sea of Galilee: Israel
Seeing the Sea of Galilee for the first time was very powerful. It seems like anytime you turn the corner in Israel there is another piece of important history. The first view was high on the mountain during the day. After taking pictures we proceeded to the Syrian border and then made chocolate before we started […]
Nairobi is Sweet. Wonderful. Chaos.
I have been living in Nairobi for nearly two months and I cannot describe what the city is like. Living here is similar to describing what cheesecake feels like in your mouth for the first time, you just can’t do it. I just came back from my trip to Israel and received culture shock for […]
The Big K & Israeli Backstreet Superstars
One of the things that I love about traveling is meeting different types of people from around the world and interacting with them. My trip to Israel included roughly 10 or 15 Israelis otherwise known as our babysitters, 2 women from China and Singapore otherwise known as the kids, an Australian, and an Indian known […]
The South Sudan Visa Project
November 2011 UPDATE I have officially dropped off my passport at the South Sudan Embassy in which I will return tomorrow to pay for the actual visa. The only places where you are able to get the visa are Nairobi, Kampala, and Ethiopia. If you read the story below you will find that I had […]
My 13 Day Trip Israel
I can’t really begin to describe how amazing the trip to Israel was. I got to see a side of Israel that is so far from the conflict that is always described on the news. The Israel Ministry of Tourism, Stand With Us, and the entire Once In Lifetime Crew did a great job of […]
Learning How to Speak Hebrew (Basic Expressions)
Hebrew is one of the oldest languages that is still spoken today. While traveling to Israel I was able to pick up on many of the basic expressions to get around such as “are you single” and “you are very beautiful”. Oops, wrong blog! Its a bit harder language to pick up since the vowels are […]
Entrance To The Tomb of Jesus: Jerusalem
The Tomb of Jesus has a certain aura around it. To be in front of such a significant place for so many people really hits you hard. Another thing that was extremely interesting is how people behaved inside the actual chamber and also how thousands of people lined up to enter the Tomb of Jesus. […]
Dead Sea Reflections: The Jordan Border
When we were visiting the Dead Sea we actually had a crazy idea of swimming to the Jordan border. Being that you can’t put your eyes underwater under fear that your eyes would sting for days we forfeited that idea. This picture was taken as we were leaving the Dead Sea in Israel. I can’t […]
The Israeli Beauty & The Beast
You remember the story right? Gorgeous girl meets really hairy man and they fall in love. I have to tell you there are a lot of beauties here in Tel Aviv and a lot of hairy men too. Hairy women? Not so much. The situation in Israel is a love and hate relationship. They love […]
