What will be the reality of this trip?

Holy Land Travels by Stephoni

Hmm... A trip to the Holy Land. When I tell people I am going the reactions are varied. Is it safe? What are you going to see there? I keep wondering what this trip will be like. Will it be touristy? Will I 'feel' anything spiritual? Will I meet anyone who is real? I have no idea what my Isreal-ity will be -- but I am open.

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Travels to the Holy Land

Two weeks from today I leave for Jordan and Israel by way of Chicago. I hope to arrive to the windy city in time to catch Broadway's Million Dollar Quartet - about the one-time jam session at Sun Studios with Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis. I don't know how that ties in to a journey to the Holy Land, but who knows when that show will get to OKC...

I have bought shekels and denari, my credit card company knows I am traveling, so now I need to start packing and quit reading the newspaper. Today - outside of Jerusalem - two female tourists were hiking and were stabbed and bound by Palestenians. The American woman died. Kind of sobering on the cusp of my travels. So I will (of course) update my 'last letters' to Jay, Scott, Travis and Ali. And I won't hike.

More soon.

No comments:

Post a Comment