Tuesday, August 11, 2009

MISTI-Israel Retreat

All of the MIT interns in Israel met in early July (yes, I am that late in writing this) for a couple of days to travel around Israel, meet many interesting people, and learn more about the region and its history. Although it only lasted like 5 days, each day was super packed, so it could take me at least 3 posts to discuss everything we did and my thoughts. But to conserve time and energy (both mine and yours) I will discuss the trip via pictures. Enjoy.

Caesarea's national park

Aqueduct that leads to Caesarea

Amphitheater at Caesarea where I attended an Idan Raichel concert

Great view of Jerusalem, I think I will be living by those tallish buildings behind the Dome of the Rock

We had a discussion with a member of a local, young political party in Jerusalem

We toured the Old City, here we are chilling/cooking on a roof

Part of the Via Dolorosa, the fifth station

Inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher

We stayed at this hostel one night

Baha'i Gardens in Haifa

The gardens are beautiful and must cost a lot to maintain

We toured the German Colony in Haifa, you can see the Baha'i Gardens in the background

We also went to a Druze village for dinner and a discussion

The Druze food was tasty and they have an interesting religion

We also visited a huge biogas plant, I loved it because it is what my project is about

At the end of the trip I went to Be'er Sheva and stayed with Cesar

Finally made it back home