Category Archives: Places
2.5 year update from Nathan
Dig in…buckle up for a 2.5 year recap from Nathan. DOn’t worry, it’ll be quick, trust me…
Journey to the yellow house
Somebody asked me what I would most miss about Israel, and I easily summed it up in three things: Falafel, busking on Ben Yehuda, and, most of all, the family I talked about in this post. I know missing Falafel … Continue reading
“Wahad” Eel
“blublabluuh?” I asked confidently through my snorkel. “Yeah, sure, Nathan.” My brother responded. We were night snorkeling in the Red Sea. Around 8 pm it had gotten dark. As we swam the current pulled us south, away from the shore … Continue reading
Cairo filth and bubbles
We left Jerusalem bus station at 5 PM and got to Eilat just before 10 PM. Crossing the border form Israel to Egypt took about an hour. Then, for 500 Egyptian pounds (about $100) Dad got a large bouncy taxi … Continue reading
Bonfires
Across the valley a bonfire three story’s high flickered up into the smoky black sky. Me, Doron (a friend of mine who lives next door) and two other kids sat around a smaller version, talking about nothing in general. Just … Continue reading
A lot of Eilat and Petra
In Eilat, Israel we walked along the beach toward Jordan. Since taxis only hold four passengers, we needed to take two taxis inland to the border crossing. We found one taxi driver that would risk losing his license for three … Continue reading
Gibraltar rock
“Look! There it is!” cried Mom as we approached Gibraltar rock at midnight. It just looked like a hugenormis rock, and it definitely didn’t look habitable from my point of view. As we got closer, I could get the full … Continue reading
Impromptu dance of kids in Morocco
Upon sorting through some video files I encountered this clip that was shot in the beach town of Essaouria, Morocco back on June 13, 2007. Justin had tried to teach the little kids to slap beat while Dad played “This … Continue reading