I may be out of contact for a few days. Tomorrow we leave early in the morning. Today has been a day of finding one thing after another that MUST be done before we leave. It is 8 pm and I just ordered sandwiches from a local deli because our refrigerator is totally empty!
So, the next time I write it will be from Tel Aviv!
Shalom!
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Showing posts with label countdown. Show all posts
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Leaving Tomorrow
I may be out of contact for a few days. Tomorrow we leave early in the morning. Today has been a day of finding one thing after another that MUST be done before we leave. It is 8 pm and I just ordered sandwiches from a local deli because our refrigerator is totally empty!
So, the next time I write it will be from Tel Aviv!
Shalom!
So, the next time I write it will be from Tel Aviv!
Shalom!
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Countdown 2 Days Left
With only two days left I decided it is time to show you a map of where the airplane will take us on Friday. When I started doing it I could not remember how I did it. I remembered that last year I put a map into the blog. I had to go back and look at it to figure it out. http://2009-odyssey.blogspot.com. I found out that the map is in Google Maps, not Google Earth. If you click on the link at the bottom of the map it will take you to Google Maps and you can put your own marker on the map so that we all can see each other! There are instructions on how to do it right next to the map.
View 2010 Trip From Austin to Tel Aviv in a larger map
View 2010 Trip From Austin to Tel Aviv in a larger map
Countdown 2 Days Left
With only two days left I decided it is time to show you a map of where the airplane will take us on Friday. When I started doing it I could not remember how I did it. I remembered that last year I put a map into the blog. I had to go back and look at it to figure it out. http://2009-odyssey.blogspot.com. I found out that the map is in Google Maps, not Google Earth. If you click on the link at the bottom of the map it will take you to Google Maps and you can put your own marker on the map so that we all can see each other! There are instructions on how to do it right next to the map.
View 2010 Trip From Austin to Tel Aviv in a larger map
View 2010 Trip From Austin to Tel Aviv in a larger map
Monday, June 14, 2010
Countdown 4 more days!
At church this morning the kids at Sunday School asked me lots of questions. I could answer some of them, but there were others that I could not answer. Here are the questions.
1. Do you have a passport? YES
2. How big is Israel? It is pretty small. Here is a picture of the size of Israel compared to the USA.
3. What language do they speak? In Israel they speak Hebrew. One Hebrew word is Shalom. That is what people say when they see each other. In Bethlehem they speak Arabic. Merhaba is a word that they use to say "hello".
4. What food do they eat?
One thing they eat is falafel. Falafel are fried balls of ground chickpeas and they are really yummy! They put them in Pita bread and eat them like a sandwich.
5. How do they dress? If you look at the videos on the Wi'am YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/wiamcentre#p/a/u/1/SVkXi-KOlXI you can see that most people dress like we do. Some of the women wear head coverings.
6. What kind of birds do they have? I will have to find out!
7. What do the children play? I will ask them and put a game up here for you to learn about!
8. When are you coming back? On July 18th
9. Are you going in a boat or a plane? On an airplane. See tomorrow's post for something showing where the plane will go.
Thanks for the great questions. I look forward to getting more of them in the comment section!
1. Do you have a passport? YES
2. How big is Israel? It is pretty small. Here is a picture of the size of Israel compared to the USA.
3. What language do they speak? In Israel they speak Hebrew. One Hebrew word is Shalom. That is what people say when they see each other. In Bethlehem they speak Arabic. Merhaba is a word that they use to say "hello".
4. What food do they eat?
One thing they eat is falafel. Falafel are fried balls of ground chickpeas and they are really yummy! They put them in Pita bread and eat them like a sandwich.
5. How do they dress? If you look at the videos on the Wi'am YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/wiamcentre#p/a/u/1/SVkXi-KOlXI you can see that most people dress like we do. Some of the women wear head coverings.
6. What kind of birds do they have? I will have to find out!
7. What do the children play? I will ask them and put a game up here for you to learn about!
8. When are you coming back? On July 18th
9. Are you going in a boat or a plane? On an airplane. See tomorrow's post for something showing where the plane will go.
Thanks for the great questions. I look forward to getting more of them in the comment section!
Countdown 4 more days!
At church this morning the kids at Sunday School asked me lots of questions. I could answer some of them, but there were others that I could not answer. Here are the questions.
1. Do you have a passport? YES
2. How big is Israel? It is pretty small. Here is a picture of the size of Israel compared to the USA.
3. What language do they speak? In Israel they speak Hebrew. One Hebrew word is Shalom. That is what people say when they see each other. In Bethlehem they speak Arabic. Merhaba is a word that they use to say "hello".
4. What food do they eat?
One thing they eat is falafel. Falafel are fried balls of ground chickpeas and they are really yummy! They put them in Pita bread and eat them like a sandwich.
5. How do they dress? If you look at the videos on the Wi'am YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/wiamcentre#p/a/u/1/SVkXi-KOlXI you can see that most people dress like we do. Some of the women wear head coverings.
6. What kind of birds do they have? I will have to find out!
7. What do the children play? I will ask them and put a game up here for you to learn about!
8. When are you coming back? On July 18th
9. Are you going in a boat or a plane? On an airplane. See tomorrow's post for something showing where the plane will go.
Thanks for the great questions. I look forward to getting more of them in the comment section!
1. Do you have a passport? YES
2. How big is Israel? It is pretty small. Here is a picture of the size of Israel compared to the USA.
3. What language do they speak? In Israel they speak Hebrew. One Hebrew word is Shalom. That is what people say when they see each other. In Bethlehem they speak Arabic. Merhaba is a word that they use to say "hello".
4. What food do they eat?
One thing they eat is falafel. Falafel are fried balls of ground chickpeas and they are really yummy! They put them in Pita bread and eat them like a sandwich.
5. How do they dress? If you look at the videos on the Wi'am YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/wiamcentre#p/a/u/1/SVkXi-KOlXI you can see that most people dress like we do. Some of the women wear head coverings.
6. What kind of birds do they have? I will have to find out!
7. What do the children play? I will ask them and put a game up here for you to learn about!
8. When are you coming back? On July 18th
9. Are you going in a boat or a plane? On an airplane. See tomorrow's post for something showing where the plane will go.
Thanks for the great questions. I look forward to getting more of them in the comment section!
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Countdown Days 6 and 5
This year I am having trouble knowing what to write as the countdown happens and time is flying by! Yesterday we worked on shopping for things we need to bring and packing. I am also working hard at planning training that I have to present on Monday and Tuesday for my school district. I am training on SchoolFusion which is the program that teachers use to make their web pages (http://bce.eanesisd.net) and Using the SMARTBoard. Many classrooms in my district have new SMARTBoards this year, or will be getting one next year. A SMARTBoard is a huge touchscreen that in most cases takes the place of the chalkboard. Here is a video so you can see what they are like:
Countdown Days 6 and 5
This year I am having trouble knowing what to write as the countdown happens and time is flying by! Yesterday we worked on shopping for things we need to bring and packing. I am also working hard at planning training that I have to present on Monday and Tuesday for my school district. I am training on SchoolFusion which is the program that teachers use to make their web pages (http://bce.eanesisd.net) and Using the SMARTBoard. Many classrooms in my district have new SMARTBoards this year, or will be getting one next year. A SMARTBoard is a huge touchscreen that in most cases takes the place of the chalkboard. Here is a video so you can see what they are like:
Friday, June 11, 2010
Countdown-Days 8 and 7!
See how fast time is passing! It is day 7 - ONE week from departure and I did not count day 8! Tonight we are going to the Republic of Texas Motorcycle Rally! I will add a picture.
Countdown-Days 8 and 7!
See how fast time is passing! It is day 7 - ONE week from departure and I did not count day 8! Tonight we are going to the Republic of Texas Motorcycle Rally! I will add a picture.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Countdown-10 Days to Lift off
Today begins the official countdown for the trip to Israel. I am looking forward to hearing from all of you! One thing I have been doing to prepare that is fun is trying out the Flip Video cameras to make sure I know how they work. I am hoping to post a video to this blog soon. They are so easy and fun!
Countdown-10 Days to Lift off
Today begins the official countdown for the trip to Israel. I am looking forward to hearing from all of you! One thing I have been doing to prepare that is fun is trying out the Flip Video cameras to make sure I know how they work. I am hoping to post a video to this blog soon. They are so easy and fun!
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