Israel

GLBL 298 Immigration and Cultural Diversity in Israel

Winter Break Study Abroad Trip

29 December 2010 - 13 January 2011

Israel was

• delicious
• sore
• heart-breaking
• a mental jail
• annoying (at times)
• soul-stretching
• a safe asylum
• full of store bought religion
• sleepy eye creating
• emotionally intense
• identity sculpting
• liberating
• team building
• reflective
• mind opening
• time pinching
• bohemian
• confusing
• strength building
• expensive
• passionate
• charm donating
• beautiful
• tourist friendly
• justice lacking
• enslaving
• completely needed (for me, at least)

From this trip I've learned:

1. to dive in, get my head above water, and navigate my way towards God. He is my lifeguard.

2. that God is my greatest source of comfort and joy.

3. when I dislike someone, it is usually because they reflect the ugly in me.

interpret these as you would like. ask me of you're curious.