What
has been your favorite/best on our Middle East Adventure…
Spencer:
1)
Host Accommodation: Gene and Jessie’sAqaba Jordan
2)
Restaurant: Gizain tep- Selcuk Turkey
3)
Cold Drink: Shweeps apple- Egypt
4)
Nature experience: Wadi Rum Jordan
5)
Place to walk: boardwalk Akko Israel
6)
Dessert/Sweets: Desserts we had at Nese’s house- Turkey
7)
Beach: Tel Aviv Israel
8)
Town: Selcuk, Turkey
9)
Culture: Turkish
10)
Host experience: everyone
11)
Mode of transportation: buses
12)
Ancient ruins: Ephesus
13)
Weather: Akko & Tiberias Israel
14)
Hot drink: Gene
and Jessies American style coffee- Jordan
15)
Country: Turkey
16)
Bakery: Ram Bakery Akko Israel
17)
Falafel: Egyptian man in Akko Israel
18)
Shawarma: by the mosque where they dip the bread in the meat
fat- Selcuk Turkey
19)
Hike: among the wildflowers and the hills in Selcuk Turkey
20)
Swimming spot: Dahab Egypt
21)
Miracle: Getting a ride from Akko to Tiberias with Sue and
Howie and then because of that they were able to create a new ministry
opportunity with our new host family
22)
Famous site: Garden Tomb Jerusalem, Israel
23)
Music: Turkish pop
24)
Bed: Gene &Jessie’s bunk bed - Jordan
25)
Bathroom: Gaddis Hotel, Luxor-Egpyt
26)
Market: Selcuk- Turkey
27)
Breakfasts: Easter Sunday Breastfast with Bishara’s
family, Nazareth, Israel
28)
Time with God: everyday
29)
Church experience: Istanbul House Of Prayer
30)
Hostel: Greenpackers, Mitzpe Ramon, Israel
31)
Conversation: Canadian Christian couple Mike and Cathy- Selcuk
Turkey
32)
Funny story: “Russian Invasion” at the Russian Church in Akko,
Israel. We almost got locked in the church when these two Russians were done
cleaning the Church. I went banging on the door to get to them to unlock the
door from the outside, so we could get out! This gogglelieyed Russian man who
spoke no English tried to communicate with us. It was a had to be there moment
for sure!
33)
Stranger: man who helped with metro in Cairo, Egypt
34)
Scamming story: Two Ali’s who drove the carriages that
“scammed us” in Luxor Egpyt
35)
Fast food: GAD, Cairo, Egypt
36)
Spontaneous decision: to leave Tel Aviv a day early
37)
Trip/ journey: Akko to Tiberias Israel
38)
Money currency: Israels bills
39)Phrases: “Afietosin”
enjoy the meal Turkish
40)
Travel layovers: seeing Justin in NY
41)
Airport: JFK New York
42)
Day: days in Selcuk
43)
Night: Dinner at Mike and Cathy’s
44)
Things about Turkey: Food, people, flowers
45)
Things about Israel: Jerusalem
46)
Things about Jordan: Gene & Jessie and their kids, and
Wadi Rum (the desert)
47)
Things about Egypt: Pyramids, snorkeling
48)
Tourists we met: Thomas from Germany while we are in Mitzpte
Ramon Israel
49)
Relaxing moment: sitting and reading on Nese’s Shepard House
Guesthouse roof- Selcuk
50)
Animal encounter: turtles in the pond by the Arteimus temple
Selcuk Turkey
Leah:
1)
Host Accommodation: Gene and Jessie's Jordan, and Gulers Bodrum Turkey
2)
Restaurant: Gizain Tep- Selcuk Turkey
3)
Cold Drink: Mint lemon water- Israel
4)
Nature experience: Mitzpe Ramon (hiking) and Wadi Rum (desert)
5)
Place to walk: board walk Akko Israel
6)
Dessert/Sweets: any Baklava
7)
Beach: Dahab Egypt
8)
Town: Selcuk
Turkey
9)
Culture: Turkish
10)
Host experience: all of them!
11)
Mode of transportation: ferries
12)
Ancient ruins: Ephesus Turkey
13)
Weather: Tiberias Israel (not too hot and not too cold!)
14)
Hot drink:
Turkish tea
15)
Country: Turkey and Israel
16)
Bakery: Ram Bakery Akko Israel
17)
Falafel: Egyptian guy in Akko Israel
18)
Shawarma: Selcuk by the sweets shop, loved the sauce they put
on it
19)
Hike: In the “Crater” Miztpe Ramon Israel
20)
Swimming spot: Dahab Egypt
21)
Miracle: trip Bodrum to Istanbul. A friend of our host spent
the night the night before we were leaving. It ended up she was on the same
flight as us in the morning. We got a free ride to the airport. Once we landed
in Istanbul she found us the right bus to get on to go to the other airport!
22)
Famous site: Garden Tomb Jerusalem Israel
23)
Music: Turkish
24)
Bed: Gene and Jessie’s bunk bed, surprisingly really comfy-
Aqaba Jordan
25)
Bathroom: Gene and Jessie’s, bathtub shower so water wasn’t
all over the floor- Aqaba Jordan
26)
Market: Selcuk, Turkey
27)
Breakfasts: Guler’s house, cooked by housekeeper Gunai!
Bodrum, Turkey
28)
Time with God: hiking in Mitzpe Israel
29)
Church experience: Selcuk, Turkey
30)
Hostel: Green
backpackers, Mitzpe Ramon, Israel
31)
Conversation: Encouraging talks with Christian Canadians,
Mike, Cathy and Jen in Selcuk Turkey
32)
Funny story: Huge army guy at Bodrum airport. We saw him come
through
security and I said “it would be funny if he sat next to us”. Then I
went to the
bathroom. When I came out he was sitting directly across from us. I
tried not to
burst out laughing, but it was super funny.
33)Stranger: Little boy
Mohammad that we met on the train from Luxor to Cairo Egypt
34)
Scamming story: perfume story-El Quesir, Egypt
35)
Fast food: GAD, Cairo, Egypt
36)
Spontaneous decision: staying in Selcuk longer
37)
Trip/ journey: Wadi Rum to Aqaba Jordan because I was looking
forward to
going back to Gene and Jessie’s house!
38)
Money currency: Turkish
39)
Phrases: “Ha bee bee” which means love in Arabic and "No Problem, God knows"
which Nese used to say all the time!
40)
Travel layovers: Greece Airport- one more country checked off
our list!
41)
Airport: JFK New York- got to see Justin
42)
Day: Birthday! Biking around the Sea of Galilee, cake and ice
cream!
43)
Night: date night when we “splurged” and went to a nice
restaurant for dinner Selcuk Turkey
44)
Things about Turkey: everything. The people are funny, the
food is good, and we met so many awesome people!
45)
Things about Israel: Pita and hummus, meeting great Christians
46)
Things about Jordan: Gene and Jessie’s! And our overnight
adventure in the desert.
47)
Things about Egypt: snorkeling, cheap falafels, and lots of
tea!
48)
Tourists we met: Martin from the USA. We invited him to eat at
our table for
dinner since he was all by himself. We had an interesting
conversation with him.
49)
Relaxing moment: Sand dune in Wadi Rum
50)
Animal encounter: The enchanting white horse on the hill that
was covered with wildflowers in Selcuk
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