Nov 2, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Well we’re back in St. Louis! 36 hours after leaving Tel Aviv our wild journey has finally come to an end. That doesn’t mean this blog is over though! I’ve still got to catch you up on our final day and our wild travels. So let’s get to it! We...
Oct 31, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Sorry for the quick post, but I don’t have much time. Here is our new flight schedule. Stay tuned to the blog as I’ll be updating it with our last day activities, more pictures and a summary. We’re leaving Tel Aviv and flying through Europe to...
Oct 30, 2012 | Miscellaneous
As most of you know (especially if you follow this blog and our facebook page facebook.com/rubinisraelexperience) our flight tonight was canceled. We are booked for the next 2 days at the same hotel we have been staying at (Prima Royale). If we have to stay any longer...
Oct 29, 2012 | Miscellaneous
UPDATE: I just heard our flight was canceled. No word yet on whether we will get on another flight to a different city or whether we’ll be in Israel for a little longer. I’ll try and keep everyone updated as I find out more info. In the meantime, to our...
Oct 28, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Today was the most relaxing day of the trip, and Jerusalem seems like it was the perfect place to spend it. We started off the morning with some light conversation on the roof of our hotel. Ari Applebaum from the David Project came to visit us. They go to US college...
Oct 27, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Today was the perfect follow up to our emotional day yesterday. We got up early to head down to Masada, but made a special stop along the way. In the battle for earth between Man vs Camel, Man wins again! Masada was a refuge built by King Harod, but was used by the...
Oct 27, 2012 | Miscellaneous
While you are likely still sleeping as I write this, we are on the bus headed to Masada. Thanks to Kim’s motion tablets, I can post this while the bus is driving without losing my breakfast. Well yesterday was, quite simply, divine. We started off the day...
Oct 26, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Ok guys and gals. So today was really unbelievable. It was so great in fact, that it’s now 1am, and I just don’t have the energy to cram it all into a blog post. I promise I’ll get you a full rundown tomorrow. In the meantime, check out the post...
Oct 26, 2012 | Miscellaneous
I asked the group to give me one lasting impression from the first half of our trip. This does not include today, our first day in Jerusalem. Here’s what they came up with. I’ll accompany them with pictures when I can. Enjoy! Amy – My highlight has...
Oct 25, 2012 | Miscellaneous
Quick note – you can click on the pictures to make them bigger. Click on them a second time and it will zoom in to give you the pics in all their glory! For much of this trip we have spent our time meeting people, learning about organizations, seeing the sights...
