Finals Began

This weekend my Regional Explorations class, made up of 9 Graduate students including myself, ventured up to the region of the Galilee to give our final Presentations. Each one of us was assigned a different region, road, or ridge. I conquered Jokneam Pass while others tackled Nazareth Ridge, Dothan Pass, Shimron Pass, Acco Plain, Megiddo Pass, Harod Pass, Kishon Pass, and Tabor Pass. We needed to research the Ins and Outs of our particular region... why was it named the way it was? What is the Hebrew, Canaanite, Arabic, and native name of the sight? Who has lived there since it was first established? Who fought for it and why? What kind of land made up the area? Was it easily conquered? Click on the Picture below to view all pictures:

Jokneam Pass, Kishon Pass, Acco Plain Shimron, Mt. Tabor, Nazareth Ridge

Basically, we became experts on our region and taught our fellow students. We each chose sites to teach on that best represented our region. I chose an overlook... actually it is a hang-gliding spot in Zichron Ya'acov which overlooks the Mediterranean and the Coast, along with the pass itself. For my second location, we ventured to the Tel of Jokneam and climbed to the top to view the Jezreel Valley on the Eastern side, Mt Carmel to the North, The Pass to the Eastern side, and the Coastal Plain which traveled North and South. We had a great time traveling as one big happy family throughout the region! If I could picture what lots of brothers and sisters would be like on vacation... I think this would be close.... we had a great time!