A Weird Spot
I have three blog posts in the queue--one on food (borscht and hummus), one on local night life (including our first silent disco experience) and one on boat sitting (which...
Making Shakshuka on a Sailboat
Last week I shared a video of the boat with you to show you where I was staying--pretty nice, eh? One of my favorite rooms in a home is the...
Food for Thought in Haifa
I'm starting to understand why some people find it hard to share chronicle their experiences in a daily journal or a regular blog--these posts take time! And you're usually so...
Midnight Soaks
After we left the settlement, we made the drive down to the Dead Sea right as the sun was setting. The drive seemed short to me because I fell asleep,...
Jerusalem for the Day
In the US, Sunday is seen as the day of rest. That wasn't the case with us. Eager to see as much of Jerusalem as we could, our two car...
Skipping Stones and Reunions Half-Way Around the World
I'm backtracking a little bit as I struggle through writing my blog posts on my phone/tablet until the charger for my laptop, that I conveniently forgot in the US, arrives...
Stranded in the Marina?
I arrived in Israel on Friday afternoon, eager to be reunited with my friends, Chad and Tyler, and excited about starting our sail on Saturday. Except there was one small,...
Destination: Israel (Day 1)
Quick recap: I arrived in Israel on Friday and was supposed to take off on Saturday for a sail across the Atlantic, but we're stranded in Israel until our paperwork arrives,...
The Flight That Changed My Life
Nearly 26 hours after leaving my house in Portland, I arrived in Tel Aviv. Here I am, 12 hours after landing, finally going to bed. (I couldn't stay awake long...
The Hardest Part About Quitting My Job
I'm sitting here, 10,000ft in the air, writing to you from the middle seat of my flight from Portland to New York and my mind is blown. Over the past...