Farewell Arava
On my last evening here, I embarked on a hike to Electric Mountain. The air was hot and windy, so with some trepidation about continuing,...
PLS Reflections
Tomorrow is my last day of the Peace Building Leadership Seminar (PLS), the open dialogue about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that...
Interfaith Climate Change Action
Faith and science can work together to motivate people to make environmentally-minded decisions and to give meaning to those choices....
The Dying Dead Sea
Four years ago, my friends and I hiked in 100-degree weather through Ein Gedi while stopping to swim at little ponds of natural springs...
One Kilometer Apart
Over the past few days, I have had the opportunity to travel through Israel with my program to different sites that are related to the...
Second Semester Reflections
Generally, I speak about my experience at the Arava Institute with pride. I have made close friendships with Palestinians, Israelis, and...
Three Weeks of Winter (Vacation)
Travel feeds my sense of adventure, but also reminds me how great it is to be home with family and friends. These past few weeks I walked...
L'hitraot: End-of-Semester Reflections
As the first semester of my program comes to a close, I can’t help but reflect on this other-worldly experience here. Over the past four...
Happy Holidays from the Holy Land
December has been eventful, full of sweet sufganiyot (jelly donuts), travel, hiking, and a lot of internship work. The semester wraps up...
The Charcoal Problem
In the last few weeks, my work has taken an interesting turn. Here’s a rundown of my last two weeks: Charcoal Project: In a new research...