Who knew? That’s a question that keeps popping up, and, as I was beginning to realize, that expression of unfamiliarity could have been the theme of this article. For example, every time we’ve gone on one of these AACI study trips, we’ve left from the Inbal Hotel in Jerusalem and, shortly after, made a pit stop at Elvis, the café, gas station, and convenience store off route 1, not too far away, where one can get some coffee and use the facilities. But who knew that, nestled behind the gas station, is the moshav Neve Ilan, and, at the end of the road, a large, fancy-looking hotel, where we would be staying for the next three days while we toured the surrounding area. I’m sure some people knew, maybe lots – judging by the throng of people chowing down breakfast and dinner in their spacious dining hall – but I certainly didn’t have a clue.
Month: May 2023
Drive-thru Country — Part 1
Maybe I should skip it this time. Almost without fail, every time we go on one of the AACI study trips, I get inspired and write a series of articles about where we’ve been and what we saw. But I just finished sending out eleven accounts of our tiyul to Egypt – complete with breathtaking photos – and I could use a break. Plus I just finished editing someone’s translation into English of a Hebrew text (one that I ordinarily would not have read) all 100 pages of it – as a PDF, no less (groan!). There are many other tasks and projects that I need to take care of with not enough time to do them. If I don’t have anything to say about our up-coming “Study Trip to Central Israel,” no one will be the wiser. There certainly won’t be people banging on our door and complaining that they’re being cheated out of what is rightfully theirs. Now that I think of it, I get the sense from the itinerary that there will be more listening and less looking. Should I even bring my camera? Might as well, because you never know.
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