Last Hello from Tel Aviv

We are sitting in our hotel room on the last night of the trip. We have said our good-byes to the majority of our group and are packing for tomorrow's flight. It has been an amazing trip, getting to see the places Jesus and the Disciples walked and different sites from the Bible. Our tour group mates have been so nice and welcoming. It is like we have known them for our entire lives; they are so loving and caring, it has been a pleasure getting to know them. Sam and I already have a trip to Oregon next summer to visit them. Our leaders, Ralph and Myrna Alexander and their son, David, are the best. Ralph and David give so much true information throughout each site and Myrna is the best WC locater, great company and an enjoyable person to be around. She is always (and I mean always) bright and cheery.
Today we swam in the Med, finishing up the last of the 4 seas. We got stung by these HUGE jellyfish and ran back to the hotel to the pool. I think we have made a new record: a. swimming the the Red, Med and Dead, the Sea of Gallilee and getting 8 (around that) stamps in our passports in 1 trip. Sam and I are so thankful to our parents for taking us on this trip and giving us an opportunity to view the world during our childhood. Thanks, Mom and Pa!
Some favorite things from this trip have been:
~meeting amazing people
~being able to understand the Bible better with the help of the sites we saw
~Sasha and Ginger H. being on Israeli TV
~having a blast with our dad, we have had so much fun with him.

Hopefully before we leave for the US on Wednesday I will have the pictures up online somewhere and will give you the link.
Have a good night. We are off to bed.

We look forward to telling you more about the trip and can't wait to see some of you.
Love,
Alex, Sasha and Sam