The “Fruits” of My Labor

Hi Hi Hi!
So I’ve been on the kibbutz for a week, during which I spent one day cooking in the kitchen, one day working in the dining room and two days packing apples and kiwis into boxes (and eating them while listening to Israeli music!) in the fruit-packing factory. It’s been fun, but it’s a [...]

Here in the North

Hello all!
Just a quick blog to inform you that I’ve changed location yet again.  Now I’m on Kibbutz Baram on the Lebanese border with Israel, where I’ll be working until mid-June.  Tomorrow I’ll walk around and take some photos to share with you all (there are apple orchards, beautiful flowers and lots of pretty hills)!

Barnard here, Barnard there…

Emma and Me in Venice

Rome: Like Cairo, Only Cleaner and More Italian

Ah, Roma. What a beautiful city. It reminds me so much of the old cities in the Middle East, except here the streets are immaculate and the bread is always covered in cheese.
Getting to Rome was probably the worst experience of my life with regards to travel, which ended with my paying 30 [...]

In the UK as the Nexus Rises

Hello again, fantastic accepted students! I was in Cairo at the time of my last posting, at the tail end of a three-month academic program and excavation in Egypt’s Dakhleh Oasis. I flew out on Wednesday after spending most of my last week wishing I could extend my stay.
Two of my favorite Egypt photos:

Spring Break

There’s nothing like a traditional Greek playlist on iTunes, an iced coffee and Marjorie Venit’s Monumental Tombs of Ancient Alexandria.
While everyone else is finishing up with midterms and getting ready to take a break for a mere nine days, I get to stay here in beautiful Egypt for what I like to call my Spring [...]