Monday, June 12, 2017

So today was walked through this crazy tunnel in what is debated to be the City of David.  Whether or not this is true is fiercely debated, but the tunnels underneath were carved before biblical times.  What we walked through was a tunnel which carried water to the city underground and was the only water supply to the city when it was repeatedly besieged.  Surprisingly, water still flows in it, and we all got wet.  In addition these tunnels are extremely cramped in spaces so we got pretty cozy.  This was yet another amazing part of this program, and I'm continually surprised (in a good way) that regardless of how tired we are, we can still have an absolute blast doing something as small as walking through a wet tunnel.  I think this weekend trip was my favorite part of the program; I've heard lots about the Golan Heights from Professor Ziv's capstone class and finally being there, hiking in the mountains, and looking into Syria was not only amazing but incredibly humbling, considering the history of the area.  Even though we only have a few days left, they will be packed with meetings with members and associates of the Knesset, and hopefully we can get a quick selfie with Bibi!  If that happens, I'm totally posting it!


Brendan

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