TL-47-402 Update 1

We landed in Israel yesterday, and were greeted at the airport by our tour guide Serg and our 7 Israeli participants! We spent some time getting to know each other and then did a walking tour of Zichron Yakov! It is a beautiful cobblestone street with a ton of history. We then made our way up to our hotel in Tiberias, where we had dinner as a group and celebrated the second night of Hanukkah! After a long day of travel, it was so nice to be all together. We woke up the next morning and went on a geopolitical jeep tour in the Golan Heights. Seeing how close Israel is to Syria and learning about the history is super interesting. We had an amazing local guide mixing in stories of growing up in the region while sharing a ton of history and current information about what we were seeing. We went to a Druze restaurant for lunch, and then went on a nice hike at Tel Dan. Later, we’re going to natural hot springs! It’s been a great experience so far, and looking forward to an amazing rest of the trip.

Shelby Scheck