by Sarah Gallo | Nov 26, 2014 | Africa, South Africa
A little over a year ago I sat on my bed in Buenos Aires overcome with emotion while watching the live coverage of the New York City Marathon. My dad was running it for his first time and I had wanted more than anything to be there to cheer him on. But I was 3203 km...
by Sarah Gallo | Oct 16, 2014 | Israel
I slept restlessly that night and woke up around 5am to check the time. A text showed up from my mother saying that David and I might need to re-think heading back to Jerusalem later that afternoon. When I asked why, she sent me a link to an article: “Palestinians...
by Sarah Gallo | Oct 12, 2014 | Jordan
We woke up early to head to Jerash, located in Northern Jordan near the Syrian border. After spending almost four hours in the car going in and out of sleep, we arrived at the site of the ruins of the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa (modern day Jerash), which was founded...
by Sarah Gallo | Sep 7, 2014 | Israel
Our last morning with Birthright. After breakfast, we threw a red ball of yarn around our circle while sharing our most prominent moment from the trip. It was very emotional and it connected us both figuratively and literally. We were such a unique, likeminded group...
by Sarah Gallo | Aug 28, 2014 | Israel
We began the day at Rosh Hanikra, the ocean swept caves of the Mediterranean. The view was absolutely breathtaking. The Bridge and Railway tunnels at Rosh Hanikra are part of the rail tracks Haifa – Beirut – Tripoli that were established by the British Mandate...