Traveling the World

Israel – What I Learned

by Sean on Dec.27, 2006, under Israel

What I learned from this trip:

  • Israel is 80% Jew, 20% Arab
  • Israeli soldiers are strictly prohibited from engaging in political discussions
  • 50% of the country is in the army at any given time
    • The Dead Sea is actually 2 seas because a portion of it evaporated. Because of factories in the area, the Dead Sea is losing an average of 3 meters per year. It’s estimated that within the next 400 years the Dead Sea will cease to exist

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      2 Comments for this entry

      • lilkeri
        November 11th, 2007 on 7:51 pm

        Do you think you’ve grown from this trip and if so, in what way/ways?

        Are you going back there again? How about when you have kids?

      • sweisbro
        November 11th, 2007 on 9:11 pm

        Of course I’ve grown from the trip.. I’d hope so or else the trip would have been pointless :D

        I would love to go back there, but I know I couldn’t live there long-term.. the mentality is too different and the people are pretty rude (Israelis are called “Sabra”, which is the hebrew word for Cactus. This is because they are hard on the outside but sweet and soft on the inside) until you get to know them.

        I dont know where I’ll be when I have kids.. I’d love to show them Israel.. I think showing them pictures of me being in a place isn’t fair. I’d rather show them the place!

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