Haven't been too good about updating lately, but nothing too exciting has been going on more than just being here. Hebrew class is going great, and last night we went to a really fun bar called the irish house---stayed there way too late and everyone was more than a bit tired today. Today we went on our first חוג טיול (chug tiyul--a hike) we took a nice long walk, ending with a huge set of stairs--and a tour around a mosque--pictures follow!

Us walking down into the canyon---you can sort of see a building on the ridge behind us--that's where we came from.


A cool little cave in the side of the canyon---right below the cave is a bomb shelter---we climbed up into the cave.

The view from inside the cave--that thing across the way in the mountain is the residence of a local squatter.
The top of the immense set of steps--we had a race to the top---I was the first up, but definitely would've been beaten if the girl behind me hadn't been blocked by another guy running with us. I only managed to run about 2/3 of the way.


Looking to the right in the same spot---this is the coast of haifa and a view of the Mediterranean.