Haif-A!

… I have arrived.

The flights went well, mainly, once we got off the ground. Probably didn’t sleep enough, but I guess that’s how plane rides go. Here is a picture of me with some of the folks bound for Bethlehem (from left: me, Daniel, Steve (?), Mike & Sheryll). A fun, thoughtful and generally admirable bunch.












Also noteworthy, I got to sit next to a group of nice Italian nuns on the connecting flight from Frankfurt. They wore all white, and they were very, very small.


So here are some pics from Israel:

First, here I am at the airport (I had been wearing the same clothes for 3 days at this point).











While exploring a tower on top of Haifa’s Mt. Carmel, I got to snap some shots from the 29th story. Check it out.

Here’s the best one… Haifa Major. Where the skyline ends, the Med. Sea begins.

Nice, no?

The people here are nice -- hopefully I'll have some candid shots posted soon. No crazy or interesting stories yet... except maybe that I spent the night of my 23rd birthday escorting a couple of Wasted 18-year-olds back to campus in a taxi. Thankfully no one puked.

Happy World Cup Finals weekend!