I was welcomed to the Boston airport by the wonderful aroma of Dunkin Donuts as I walked out from the baggage claim. This was the most intense culture shock I had experienced yet in my year of traveling. The whine of loud American accents complaining about something or other rang Continue Reading
Climbing trees, Shotgunning Guinness, and Jamon Iberico
To continue my 1 – 1.5 month late blog writing habit, here’s a post about England, Ireland, and Madrid back in the beginning of June. From Egypt, I bussed and hitchhiked my way back to Tel Aviv and got on the cheapest flight available: $90 to London. I was on Continue Reading
To the Depths of the Red Sea
After spending two weeks in the hot, dry desert sun at Midburn, I was in desperate need of some beach time, and was itching to explore the underwater world of the Red Sea. Two years ago I discovered scuba diving while working in a marine ecology lab in Canada, and Continue Reading
Desert Adventures Part 2: Midburn
I’ve never been to Burning Man in Nevada, but have really wanted to the last few years, so I was very excited when a chance to go to Midburn, Israel’s Burning Man, came my way. I was at the Rainbow Gathering when a girl told me about Midburn. It was Continue Reading
Desert Adventures Part 1: Shkedi’s Camplodge and a Crazy Desert Rave
It’s been a while since my last post so I have quite a lot to catch up on. The last month and a half have been the craziest yet and my broken laptop screen got so bad that I could no longer see anything, which gave me two reasons to Continue Reading
Perspectives from Israel and Palestine
My understanding of the history of Israel, in a nutshell, is this. Thousands of years ago Jews settled on the land and it became very holy to them. Throughout history since then, several groups have taken over the land that is now Israel, including the Babylonians, Persians, Romans, Byzantine, Arabs, Continue Reading
Back to the Homeland
Before our plane even landed in Tel Aviv, I already had my first experience with the Israeli kindness and hospitality that has made the past few weeks so amazing. The woman sitting next to Caitlin and me was from Jerusalem, and upon finding out Continue Reading
Vamos a la Playa: Crete and Cyprus
Caitlin and I arrived in Chania, one of the major cities on the Greek island of Crete, late in the evening. Crete is a huge island and is the largest and one of the southernmost islands of Greece. The next morning we woke up to see how beautiful Crete really Continue Reading
Albania and both Macedonias
After I finished my workaway job in Bulgaria, I got on a bus to meet up with my sister for her Spring break. Our first stop was Skopje, the capital of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Situated in the heart of the Balkan Mountains, Continue Reading
Workaway in Bulgaria
I arrived in Bulgaria’s capital city, Sofia, with absolutely no idea what I was getting myself into. I was about to begin my first workaway job on a small farm in a tiny Bulgarian village about an hour outside the city. For those who don’t know, workaway is a Continue Reading