Participant Reflections
Excerpts from Julia’s Trip Diary
Julia Blumenthal, originally from Los Angeles, participated on TL-25-245 (Winter/Spring 2011-12) this past January. She shared a few photos from her online trip diary. Thanks, Julia! Julia with her first (GIANT) schwarma. Israel’s cuisine is a unique and delicious mix of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern, and schwarma shares the distinctive title of “national snack”…
Read MoreLost Luggage? No Problem!
We just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to share this post from Levi Strauss & Co’s official corporate blog, featuring Israel Outdoors alumnus Will Roman and his unfortunate luggage fiasco. Disclaimer: while this certainly makes for a humorous post, we wish to point out that luggage issues and delays are extremely rare. 😀 We love…
Read More“Life Changing”: From Detroit to Jerusalem (and Back)
Here at Israel Outdoors, we love hearing from our alumni! We’re also heartened when we hear the all too common phrase used to describe the Taglit-Birthright Israel gift with Israel Outdoors: “life-changing.” In the following article, Israel Outdoors alum Josh Michaels tells us in his own words what is was that made the experience so…
Read MoreFive Things You Can’t Travel Without #2
I went on the Birthright Israel Outdoors trip in Jan-Feb of 2012 and I had the most incredible time. I am not sure where to even begin but here are some initial reactions that I wanted to share with other prospective participants. Let me begin with logistics. The five things I could not live without…
Read MoreMemorable Moments – Spontaneous Singalongs
My favorite moment by far of the trip happened on the night we slept out in the Bedouin tent. We had just met our Israelis the day before, and had spent the morning getting to know one another while hiking Masada. We were all pretty tired, but after we set up our tent and finally…
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