it's been real, israel

i spent my last few days in the holy land with the family.
we floated in the dead sea,

assumed our true identities,

explored with indiana jones,

left a note in the kotel,

and bid farewell to the future of jeru

 

l'heet iz.

ashley JORDAN green

the green family came to visit me in israel and left immediately for jordan.
we walked through the stone city of petra,

where my dad made a new friend.

then we climbed the 800 steps to the monastery

and visited the end of the world.

what a day gang, what a day.

salam, jordan

wwoof wwoof

then there was the week that i wwoofed.

world wide opportunities for organic farming (wwoof) sends volunteers to work at organic farms across the globe. i spent a week volunteering at rish l'kish in the village of zippori, israel. the farm produces olives and organic olive oil, which they press in a mud house.

i spent the week weeding the vegetable garden, clearing paths, and planting sweet potatoes.

and that's the week that i decided that i will not grow up to be a farmer.

walk like an egyptian

my study abroad program in jerusalem ended in late may.

so i went next door to egypt, where i traded my view of the temple mount for a view of the pyramids.

on our way to the ancient sites in cairo, we passed tahrir square,

where egyptians protested earlier this year.

then i posed with the giza pyramids,

cruised down the nile river,

and visited abu simbel, which is only 20 km from the border with sudan.

salam, egypt