Sunday, December 14, 2008

28 Days in Israel & the Middle East (GMT+2)

Volunteering for USAid funded NGO. Social work, living and working with all people throughout the region. Goal: make a difference in people's everyday lives.

Stay tuned here for additional updates. Don't know how much or how little telecomm access to the Internet I'll have during the engagement.

14-Dec-2008
1st Full day in Jerusalem. Last night, complete tour of the newly renovated Jerusalem YMCA. An amazing difference between now and the last time I was here in 2004! Completely renovated areas. Much left to do, but night and day difference! The new General Secretary Andre' has indeed moved mountains!

Today following a little needed rainfall, there is a crispness/freshness in the air around Jerusalem. Sorted out English vmail prompts (changed from Hebrew); confimed working local phone number. Access to friends' Cellcom numbers as well.

Slept for equivalent of 2 nights' sleep. Hopefully now fully jet-lag free. (Yeah, right.)

Quest for the day: a grounded 3-prong electrical adapter.

1 comments:

JB said...

2 SIM cards ready to go:
1) Cellcom (Israel)
2) Jawwal (Palestine)
I'll update re: their effectiveness once I'm on the ground.