The Hills Are Alive….

October 23, 2006 - 5:58 PM by Allison

I must confess. Once you’ve been around Israel for a while, the sense of wonder dissipates. What’s great about the appearance of new blogs on the Israeli horizon is getting to vicariously experience the sense of wonder when everything is fresh and new. This excitement comes from Eve, who is enthusiastically starting out a year of study in Jerusalem, which she kicked off with a field trip to the north of the country.

Picture Julie Andrews as Maria, only she’s in the Galilee, not Switzerland, and she’s not a nun.

With the sound of my Ipod, with the sound of change, with the sweet smell of fall, with the beauty of the land. I am in awe of a country to small with such a variety in the landscape, climate and culture….It was wonderful to finally exit Jerusalem and see more of the country. In order ot go north, we first drove south, and into the west bank and then continued our way up north. My day entailed gorgeous views out the window of the desert, the barren land, small settlements, camels, cows, and then as we moved north, greenery and mountains. The beautiful flowers of the north, the full kinneret in all her majesty and so much more. The land so rich with beauty, with lessons, with love. I sat on the bus, absorbed in the sounds of my Ipod, and the wonders of creation. I saw how much I have grown since I last sat on a bus and traveled the country, how much I have changed, and how much I am still so deeply in love and enamoured with the country. This country has brought me so much, and I feel as though Ihave given so little back in return.

I love how her Ipod is so central to her experience. Ah, the young generation….

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