trip to the north

Here is what my next 4 days look like. Before a trip I am always sad that I wont be at home for an extended amount of time and having my regular life but also excited for what is to come. weird? i swear so much in life, to me, is bittersweet.

also p.s. i forgot to mention that i became a vegetarian a month ago. i was never a huge fan of meat as it was (except i love salami sandwiches and bacon, but such is life). then a month ago, i was sitting at work and something just clicked in me that i dont want to put meat in my body anymore as i thought about the process, and what meat REALLY is. anyway, im going a month strong and i dont see any sign of stopping at this point.

thats it! next post i will have many a memory to post. i still cant believe the program is ending in a month. my girlfriends and i have a name for the end, "CHHHHKKK". we make a sound like a band aid coming off--since when this ends that is what it is going to be like. we are so used to having each other and this life, and then CHHHKKK it will be over, ripped off. 

g-d we are dramatic aren't we?

yalla bye

Northern Israel Tiyul June 10-13, 2009

Wednesday, June 10, 2006

7:30  Jerusalem bus pickup 
8:45  Tel Aviv pickup 
12:00  Visit to an IDF Golani base, “Sharga” to get an in depth look into Israeli security measures (still waiting for approval)   
-Or-  
12:00  Visit to the Rainbow Bridge, a natural wonder on the Northwestern border of Israel  
             Hike in Nahal Kziv

Lunch

 
16:00  Rosh Hanikra, beautiful water grottoes located on the Northern border and a ride in a cable car 
18:45  Check in to the Shlomi hostel 
19:15 Travel to Bet Je’an for traditional Druze hospitality 
20:00  Dinner and explanation about the Druze culture

      Return to Shlomi hostel

Thursday, June 11, 2009

8:00  Breakfast + packed lunch pick up  
9:00  Leave Shlomi, don’t forget your water, hiking shoes, and modest clothes for Tzfat

Choice of hikes:  
Yehudia: a 3-4 hour hike through water pools (swimming is necessary as well as ladder climbing, and some difficult maneuvering) Backpack and bathing suit necessary. You will get wet! 
Zevitan- alternative option, less intense that Yehudia

Lunch with your hiking group

Tour of Tzfat: Lara's and Fred's groups are meeting with Kaballah Artists, Sharon's group doing a tour of the Old City, then the groups will switch.

(Option to volunteer with Livnot Lehibanot- likely will be digging at an archaeological site then studying a bit.)

Return to Shlomi Youth Hostel  
19:00  Dinner at Shlomi hostel 
20:30  Optional movie night at Shlomi  

Friday, June 12, 2009

7:30- 8:30 Breakfast and check out of Shlomi Guest house  
09:00  Leaving Shlomi for Har Ben Tal, panoramic view and discussion about issues of Northern security 
11:00- leaving for Kayaking at Kfar Bloom 
12:00-15:00- Kayaking at Kfar Bloom

Yummy lunch at the end

15:30- leaving for Misgav Am 
16:30- 18:00- Security tour at the Misgav Ha’am Kibbutz 
Possible stop at the “Helicopter Tragedy” Memorial  
18:30- Return to hostel 
19:15  Candle lighting  
19:20  Kaballat Shabbat options  
20:15 Dinner  
21:30  Oneg Shabbat- let’s hang out and spend some quality time together!

Sleeping at the Hermon Field School in the Golan

Shabbat, June 13, 2009

8:00- 9:00 Optional breakfast 
10:00  Shabbat water hike to Nahal Snir, view Syrian tank   
13:30  Lunch  
Free time to relax and enjoy the beautiful surroundings   
17:00-19:00 Mandatory Group activity 
20:45  Buses will return to Tel Aviv and then Jerusalem, plan for late arrival