The last time we went to Israel almost two years ago, I wrote an Israel by the Numbers post. It was fun to look back at, so I decided to start my trip recap this time in the same way. This time, we left for the trip on March 29 and returned on April 14 – 5 days shorter than last time.
Flight Legs Taken:
KC to Orlando, Orlando to Philadelphia, Newark to Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv to JFK, JFK to St. Louis, St. Louis to KC = 6 – one more than last time.
Days I Was Supposed to Be in Israel that I Wasn’t:
26
Weeks My Nephew’s Wedding Was Postponed:
5 weeks
Places I Slept:
Dave’s sister’s house in NJ (overnight between the arrival in Phily and the departure from NJ), Dave’s other sister’s house in Israel, an Air BnB, and our friends’ house = 4.
Ballistic Missiles Fired on Israel While We Were There:
Countless.
Pre-Alert Warnings That Came To Our Phones:
A lot.
Times We Had to go to a Shelter Due to Missile Sirens:
3
Times I Was Already in the Shelter Asleep When There Were Sirens:
2
People We Fit Into My Sister- and Brother-in-Law’s Shelter:
18
Times I Was in Public When There Was a Pre-Alert and I Went to a Public Shelter:
1
Days We Were There While Missiles Were Being Fired:
8
Days We Were There When There was a Ceasefire and Things Opened Up Normally:
5
Family Members Seen:
25 – including Zachary! I may have miscounted, but here are some of them:
Also includes a non relative, my brother-in-law’s mother!
New Family Members Met:
2 new babies, 1 new niece who married my nephew = 3
Friends Seen:
5 teens from home that are there this year, 2 families we’re friends with that live there, and 1 old friend from when Zachary was little that had a son in play group with him and is now at his school. Plus, a family we visited in NJ before we flew over!
Photos Taken on my Camera:
156
Holidays Celebrated:
1 – Passover.
Zachary’s Dorms That We Visited:
2 – his old one that the school was moving out of, and the new one that they are now in.
Zachary’s Roommates That We Met:
2 – one is the one he was in play group with at age 2!
Zachary’s Teachers That We Met:
At least 5! Maybe more.
Books I Finished On The Trip:
5
Bookstores I Visited:
A lot! There are a lot of used bookstores!
Animals I Communed With:
A lot! Including cats, a dog, horses, and a ton of sheep.
Most Miles Walked in a Day:
7.4
Loads of Laundry Done Since We’ve Been Home:
5? And we did laundry there too!
More to come!
