by Sarah Gallo | Oct 27, 2014 | Israel
I admire you. You’ve moved me, inspired me, scared me. My experience in Israel was incredible, but wouldn’t have felt as “real” had I not met you; you made it so much more profound, meaningful, and emotional. You’ve exposed me to an unsettling reality of people my own...
by Sarah Gallo | Oct 23, 2014 | Israel
We began walking the Via Dolorosa, considered to be the path that Jesus walked, carrying the cross, on the way to His crucifixion. It is clearly marked with the Stations of the Cross along the way, so, naturally, we started with Stations One and Two, the trials by...
by Sarah Gallo | Oct 12, 2014 | Jordan
We awoke to a beautiful view of the Dead Sea and drove to the entrance of Wadi Mujib. Our guide decided not to tell us that we would get soaking wet, so we spent a few minutes scrambling to waterproof our bags. We put on the mandatory life jackets and started hiking....
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...