Catch Up Time

This post is hopefully going to fill you guys in on my past couple of days in Israel. On Monday and Tuesday sean and I went to Tel Aviv. It was so much fun. Tel Aviv is a great city. It is very metropolitan, located on the beach, and it is very lively. We walked around the city a lot and ate at some great restaurants.

On Tuesday night we went back to Jerusalem for the night.

The next morning we headed out to the eastern coast of Israel by the Dead Sea to go hiking in Ein Gedi. Ein Gedi is a natural oasis in the desert. It has many springs of water and plants. We went hiking for two days. It was beautiful. There are natural waterfalls and various scenic sights we had such a great time. We just got back to Jerusalem tonight.

I went to a swearing in ceremony to the Israeli army tonight. My friend from high school joined the Israeli army for three years. It was very emotional. Many of my high school friends in Israel came. In Israel when people turn 18 they join the army. It is mandatory. Israel has a very unique culture because of how the army is such a part of every day life. There are always soldiers walking around and carrying their guns. It is in the Israeli mentality to celebrate every moment. This is because people go to the army so young that Israelis enjoy every moment because they don’t know which moment can be their last.

Later tonight I went to a Mosh Ben Ari concert  He is an Israel artist. I had never heard any of his music before, but I enjoyed the whole concert.  We ended up dancing and singing right in front of him for half of the concert. It was a once in a lifetime experience. After the concert finished we waited around for a little while and then went with 20 other people backstage and got to meet Mosh Ben Ari. I was amazing!

It is really late now and I need to go to bed but I wanted to write the post and update you all on what is up with me.

I am going to be spending Shabbat with my friend Rebecca. We are going to her friend’s family’s house for Shabbat. It should be very interesting. I am excited. This family is an orthodox Jewish family, and I will be observing a traditional Shabbat this weekend which will be interesting. I can’t wait to blog about my experiences.


By the way, I want to post some videos and photos, but I will just do that in one full post soon.