Beersheba
Travel Blogs from Beersheba, Israel
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Mizpe Ramon
... we passed over were dried up, though. We passed clumps of trees planted by the various funds that plant trees in Israel. We passed illegal bedouin settlements with no water or electricity. We even passed some random statues. They ...
Stress
Lights out....my heart stopped.... It's the nicest thing getting to work in the morning and like, from bygone experiences, the first view when you get to your sytsem is to the pressure gaugue....0 bar....ok every.....WHAT THE F*** 0?????? NOOOOOOOOOOOO ...
The Negev Desert
As a traveller one thing you are always certain about is change! Barry and Brenda were meant to join us today but unfortunately Barry was not well. So, when Emanuel arrived at 7:30 AM and told us this we asked the Samson family if they would like to join ...
Erster Besuch in der City und Webcam läuft
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Stardate 4:10:08, Captain's Log
... the poor dude's arm. Whatever. We're volunteers, not professionals. Tremble in fear, ye citizens of Israel. After securing a backboard, slapping on a neck brace, and beginning to ease the man out of his truck, the Natan ...
Abandon all hope, Ye who enter here.
... Be'er Sheva. In fact, leaving Be'er Sheva for Tel Aviv averages about 300% cheaper than leaving any other city in Israel. This is because leaving Be'er Sheva is such a popular pastime for Be'er Shevians and other hapless visitors that find ...
In which Justin Rides on an Ambulance
... . Then we got a call that a woman had gone unconscious. People don't really pull over for ambulances in Israel, but that's okay, because Yakir is really good at driving the ambulance on the sidewalk. We sped off to the scene, and we ...
The V Man Returns to Kibbutz Sufa
... three ate dinner together and then gazed at rainbow colored fireworks as they lit up the sky over Modiin. Morning next, Israel Independence Day, the V man devoured BBQed hamburgers and hot dogs in Tel Aviv together with Ayelet and her family. Yummy. ...
Dead Sea
... , the scroll was found with the promise God made to the Jews. I thought it was neat. Today, the scrolls are in the Israel Archeological Museum in their own special building. We got to go see them the next day. The building is full of symbolism - kind ...
Day 8 - what do we appreciate: D-E-SER-T! T! T! T
... spent quite some time introducing it to the Navajo Indians in Arizona. We then stopped briefly to take in the graves of Israel's founder and first President Ben Gurion in nearby Sede Buker before descending to the spring of En Avdat. It's in yet ...
back to campus
In the morning we went to see the Israeli Museum. In the afternoon we went back to the Youth Village and layed out by the pool. There were hundreds of young people there. We arrived back to our dorm that night. Alon, Jodi, Jerome, Aaron ...
Beersheba, Shabat
... . In order to attack Jerusalem from the coast an invading army would first have to take Lachish. On arrival at Beersheba we visited a war cemetery where 175 Australian diggers are buried. A nearby park has also been built commemorating the ...
Wedding
... ;forced me to pack some dirty clothes. 2- I had to go find a gift bag and greeting card as I didn't bring those things to Israel. The guy at the front desk of the hotel had given me directions last night on how to get to a shopping area ...
Weekend in Be'er Sheva
This weekend, I went down to Be'er Sheva to visit my newlywed cousins. Just like the other cousins, they took fabulous care of me while I was down there. We hung out a lot and spent a lot of time having meals at various people's homes, none ...
Masada and Dead Sea
... result, the water level is rising, even though it isn't really increasing in volume. He also explained that both Jordan and Israel are working together on preserving the water in the dead sea as both of the countries benefit from it. It's nice ...
Roman
Developing and characterizing biofilms grown from secondary / tertiary wastewater on RO/NF membranes ...
Try to figure out how to use this blog...
O.k. so I'm still at work trying to figure out how to manage my facebook friends to get notifications. I'm all excited about the flight tomorrow and hope there wont be any problems with our Alitalia flight ...
A Bit Too Much Adventure : See you all soon !
Hello everyone ! Well, Beersheba is famous now, but for all the wrong reasons. It has been a pretty tense couple of days. Last night the sirens went off and we heard our first rocket -- this morning they went off again and we saw a rocket right near the ...
Be'er Sheva again
Second time in Be'er Sheva, more work with Bedouins and a bit more traveling around the ...
Days 10 and 11 : Merry Christmas from Beersheva
... harder time crossing into Bethlehem, even on Christmas. With the news about Gaza and the resumption of rocket strikes into Southern Israel, we have been really reminded of the poignancy of the wish for "Peace on Earth" during this season. Though everyone ...
Eight and Nine : School and IAF Museum
... too. The kids enjoyed sitting in the planes, and Sean and I enjoyed the exhibit about all the Soviet MIGs that had defected to Israel over the years (pilots and all). It was interesting to see all the young Israeli Air Force recruits there too and talk to ...
Ben Gurion University Campus
Happy Hanukkah, everyone ! Hanukkah is, ironically, much less of a big deal here than it is at home. One of my Israeli colleagues at the University who has lived in the US says he actually likes it better in America ! Apparently only parents of small ...
This is only the beginning...
... I am very much into fashion and arts, I will blog about those as well. And I promise to take pictures! My journey begins in Beersheba, Israel. The "heart" of the Negev desert, and the biggest city in the desert. To be honest, while this city isn't my ...
Studentikoos gat in de woestijn (met Bedouinen!)
... we die dan nog niet voorbij zien komen? Een lift naar het busstation was wel snel gevonden, en daar kwamen dr achter dat Israel intussen ook op wintertijd overgestapt was! We waren dus al om 9u 's ochtends de grens overgegaan! Maar goed, zo waren we dus ...
Intern Trip to the South
... land was the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon, included in Judah (Joshua 19:1-9). And the Bible often states, "All Israel, from Dan to Beersheba." When we arrived, we were blessed to observe a herd of camels passing by. It was so cool, ...
Day Six : Shabbat in Beersheva
Shabbat Shalom, everyone ! Apparently, that is what one says here on the Sabbath. It is quite interesting -- Friday at sunset everything shutsdown and the town gets really quiet--then as the sun goes down Saturday and the street lights go on, everyone ...
Be'er Sheva and the Negev desert
Be'er Sheva was our base while researching and shooting for our main story about Bedouin tribes living in unrecognised villages in the Negev ...
Days Four and Five : Shalom from Beersheba, Israel
... connected to the world again ! Here's the lowdown on the past couple of days: Day Four : Paris to Beer Sheva (aka Beersheba, Beersheva), Israel, Thurs. Dec. 18 Ronan correctly noted that we began this day in a taxi in the dark and ended this day in a ...
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