Leaving Israel

I just wanted to comment on the food here in Israel. Yesterday we had a traditional biblical meal. This consisted of pita bread, humas, a salad (what you might call it greek salad), goat cheese, yougart with honey and figs, tea, and of course olives. This has been a typical meal since I have been here. It is all great tasting and healthy, I think.

Right now I am just killing time, waiting to meet up with a friend from OSU swimming, Matan. He is a native of Israel and lives in Jerusalem. We are supposed to meet in Tel Aviv; I forgot how it used to be before cell phones. Tonight our group will have dinner, I will say goodbye and they will all fly back to Columbus on the red eye.

Tomorrow I will head to Frankfurt and crash at a hostel for a few hours before heading back to the airport in the early morning to meet up with Dan, my travel mate for the duration of the trip.

Below is a shot of the some olive trees in Garden of Gesthemane. Olive trees are an important biblical plant. Today olives are eaten at every meal in addition to olive oil used on bread and salad.

Israel has been an amazing place to visit. I highly recomend a trip to Jerusalem if you ever get the chance. The people here are nice and most everyone speaks english. Although you may feel a little uncomforatable due to the religious tensions and men walking around with machine guns, I never felt that I was in a bad situation. Next time I will be sending word from Europe.