African Immigrants protest for fair treatment in Israel

Fate has a funny way of revealing things at the strangest of times. I’m finally leaving Israel this morning; leaving behind the political, religious and racial social awkwardness that many Israelis are accustomed to. The tension was finally having its toll on me. I was looking forward to saying ‘good riddence’ to Israel once and … Continue reading →

iSee: Arava desert

Pictures from our visit to the Jordan Vally in the Arava desert… Our host host gave us a tour like no other! Continue reading →

A status from Lebanon…

This morning I followed a routine similar to one many of us are used to. Before (or for some, after) being thankful to God, I checked my phone for notification on what’s happening in the world of Facebook. Continue reading →

Jerusalem (Out Of Darkness Comes Light) – Matisyahu

I arrived in Jerusalem not knowing of Matisyahu… And I left with a song of Jerusalem playing… Related articles Matisyahu beat boxes, lights menorah with Kalamazoo Jewish Community in Bronson Park (mlive.com) Matisyahu (sarahillingworth.com) Jewish reggae artist Matisyahu on the backlash to his beard shave, and new album (metronews.ca) About Matisyahu (koplakjoni48.wordpress.com) Continue reading →

iEat: Shakshuka for breakfast

We’re currently Moshav Iddan in the Arava desert, close to the Dead Sea, for Shabbat. This morning we’re having a traditional Israeli breakfast with our couchsurf host Tami and her family. Continue reading →

Losing The Three Wise Men

Above: Edrin and his colleagues – The Three Wise Men – consult a map for directions (basically they got lost) in Jerusalem. I’ve never really travelled with a group of friends, so when Edrin (a friend I met three years ago in Ghana through couchsurf) mentioned he was travelling to the same locations as me … Continue reading →

iDrink: Israeli red wine

I’m no wine connoisseur, but I like to think I know good wine when I taste it… And this Cabernet Sauvignon wine offered by Matan, my Israeli couchsurfer host in Jerusalem, is no exception. Our conversations kept rolling as long as the wine kept flowing! Continue reading →

Reflecting at The Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem

Miriam has her sight in the Dome of The Rock… And I had my iPhone ready to be creative. Reflections. Continue reading →

Couchsurfing with Matan in Jerusalem!

My couchsurf host Matan spontaneously suggested we try hitch hiking when I told him I had never done it before!… At 3am outside his home; it was cold, erry and not a single car passed by in the 15 minutes we waited! At least I can say I tried hitchhiking thanks to the efforts of … Continue reading →

Nigerian pilgrims in Jerusalem

While walking through the Old City markets, myself and Miriam decided to play our own secret game of “who can guess which country we’re from?” with the shop owners. I’m of Ghanaian origin and Miriam is of Cape Verdean. We got a range of guesses from “Hey Jamaica welcome!” to someone approaching us speaking Amharic … Continue reading →