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Gazan Woman breaks Taboos by riding bicycle

by: danielburstyn

created on: Sep 02, 2010 | Kibbutz Lotan, Israel

http://observers.france24.com/en/content/20100831-gaza-woman-rides-bicycle-despite-ban-asmaa-alghoul
Scotland 2010- away we go

by: zoehoffman

created on: Aug 26, 2010 | Pennsylvania, United States

It is the morning of my flight and Im pretty sure I have everything packed. I have one big backpack and one smaller day pack. I have the travel bug and am waiting patiently to drive to the airport and hop on my flight to glasgow where my journey will begin. From glasgow I will take a train to forres. I will sleep in the Shambala Retreat Center the night …
Pre-Israel

by: anna_s

created on: Aug 25, 2010 | Kibbutz Lotan, Israel

Hello all! I'm so excited to be in Israel. I have not been out of the United States in far too long and I could not be more ready for a semester abroad. I have been travelling a bit to see music and friends and I have had a really great summer but Israel cannot come soon enough. I have never been to Israel so I am all the more …
1st week!!!

by: debi_azubel

created on: Aug 25, 2010 | Lotan, Israel

Our 4 month journey started last Sunday, august 15th in the Tel Aviv central bus station.we stayed in Tel Aviv 3 days for our opening seminar, which included activities to get to know each other, a trip to the local market, buying food, cooking our meals together, a trip to the Diaspora museum, night tour in Jaffa, free time which the students used in order to go to the beach.But …
Intro and some Extra

by: persephone_rivka

created on: Aug 22, 2010 | Kibbutz Lotan, Israel

My name is Persephone Rivka Mallor Kruszewski, and this is my travel blog. Shalom. Naim Maod. I’m 21 years old. I was born in Detroit and raised in the farmlands of Michigan’s thumb. I am a daughter, a little sister, an auntie, a lover, a dreamer, a dancer, a woman in search for meaning. I am an american. I am jewish. I am writing this first blog entry from the rooftop of …
On the plane...

by: EitanK

created on: Aug 22, 2010 | Israel

My First Blog Entry! Shalom World! My name is Eitan Kantor. I thought I would take this first blob entry to tell a little background about myself and talk about my expectations of the coming semester in Israel. I am 18 years old, and I was born in Saint Louis, Missouri. I have a 20-year-old sister named Nava and a 15-year-old brother named Noam. My parents’ names are …
2 days until the Journey Begins

by: msopher

created on: Aug 10, 2010 | California, United States

In less than 48 hours, I will be boarding a flight from Los Angeles to Tel Aviv, Israel. In Israel, the Holy Land, I will be spending the next 4 months and my fall semester of my Senior year of college. As a quick intro, I'll say that I'm currently 22 years old, and I have chosen to spend one of my last semesters of college studying in Israel …
Sheikh Jarrah protests

by: danielburstyn

created on: Aug 09, 2010 | Kibbutz Lotan, Israel

Students, please read Gershom Gorenberg's newest piece on the Sheikh Jarrah protests: http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=the_rebirth_of_the_israeli_peace_movement. Follow all the links he provides, and look up the names of people he mentions. We will discuss in class how to research the necessary background for this kind of reading.
Six Days Before Israel

by: mbreslau

created on: Aug 08, 2010 | Arizona, United States

Wow! This coming semester in Israel has always seemed so far away but now it is almost here. I still have trouble imagining what it is going to be like and therefore have been doing my best to avoid trying to think about the reality of it. Otherwise, I get too nervous. I guess I should do an introduction first.... My name is Michelle Breslau and I am twenty years old. I …
Before departure

by: ERBloom

created on: Aug 07, 2010 | California, United States

It’s about a week before departure and I am starting to get anxious for the program to begin. This next semester is definitely going to be an experience! I am especially interested in learning about permaculture design since this will be my first introduction to this topic as well as the soil and insect science course. I am very excited to be living in Israel …