"The "iced coffee" here is basically coffee ice cream disguised as caffeine. We haven't gained the freshman 15 yet, but after all the falafel and magnum bars, I'm sure we'll be well on our way."

We've been in Israel for 24 hours now and I feel as though I have new lifetime friends and I've learned more in this period of time than any other day of my life.

The reward for our courage was rafting on the Jordan River, we cruised, we battled, we dropped, we flipped, and had so much fun just being together!

I love the whole day, but I particularly enjoyed our visit with Avraham in Tzfat to learn a bit about Kabbalah. His words resonated with me deeply and his art was fascinating :