I decided to take advantage of the long weekend and catch a bus up to Montreal. I can’t bike due to a knee injury and my friends Noa and Lea are living in Montreal, so it was the perfect excuse.
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Rock Climbing in Rumney
Camping at Erving State Forest
I left work early on Friday to head west to Erving State Forest with Julian and Erin.
We had an isolated camp site in the middle of the woods, and spent the weekend hiking and bonfiring (and chopping wood like real men with my new hatchet).
On Sunday we stopped by Historic
Deerfield and the Yankee Candle Store on our way home.
Acadia
This weekend I joined the MIT Outing Club on a trip to Acadia.
It’s a long drive, but I hiked, climbed cliffs along the seashore, and sea kayaked with seals.
Shut Up, Legs
Last night I met professional cyclist and all around awesome person, Jens Voigt, when he did a post-blizzard Q&A at a local bike shop.
Well known for his famous quote, “Shut up legs!“, I asked him to sign a poster of the phrase that I had made years ago and have had hanging in my apartment ever since.
Airport Purgatory
The blog has been sparse lately, but that’s because a lot has changed. Despite a job offer in Tel Aviv, I decided (last-minute) that it was best to come back to Boston. The last few weeks were spent wrapping things up in Israel, saying goodbye to friends, and getting things sorted for my return.
I have lots of photos to post from our final trip and closing ceremonies, but in the meantime, here is a video I put together about my two days trapped in New York’s JFK airport thanks to a blizzard.
Charly Visits – Jerusalem
Charly Comes To Town
My good friend Charlotte (Charly) came to visit last week. It was her first time in Israel but it was only for 9 days, so we had a lot of things to see and not a lot of time to do it. We traveled from all the way up in the Golan Heights, to all the way down to Makhtesh Ramon, and everywhere in between. But first, we started in Tel Aviv.
Makhtesh Ramon and the Negev
I got to explore the Negev last weekend with our program. From nearly falling off cliffs to breaking my phone to dancing on tanks to seeing a dead guy to eating way too spicy peppers, it was quite a 3 days.
Keep reading for more, but beware, this post is EXTREMELY image heavy.
Kibbutz Bar’am
Last weekend, I went with 10 other people from my program up north to spend the weekend on a kibbutz.
Temporary Travels 