Over the past couple weeks I have been lucky enough to receive a Taglit Birthright award for a trip to Israel. It was a positively wonderful experience with wonderful people.
My last trip to Israel was in 2006, and Hezbollah unfortunately decided to do what it does (kidnap and kill IDF soldiers) which put our trip plans in quite a state of flux. Fortunately, this year's trip had no such drama which allowed me to travel to the Golan Heights and see the lushness in northern Israel.
Over our stay, we were housed at Kibbutz Gadot, a hotel near King David's Harp in Jerusalem, a Bedouin Tent, a beachfront hotel in Tel Aviv, and a field school in the Negev. During the latter half of our stay, we were joined by IDF soldiers who were (as always) awesome people to be around.
Sights included:
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