Pre-Trip Excitement

It’s one week before our Jewish Federation/Ballet Austin trip to Israel and the excitement is mounting!  There is a lot of talk about what to bring, whether to rent a cell phone, what the weather is like, what we will be seeing/doing and more.  Emails, texts, and phone calls are flying back and forth as each of us figures out what to pack and how to wrap up loose ends at home. 

You can see exactly what our trip will cover by clicking on the link here.

I’m Keri Pearlson, a member of the Jewish Community Association of Austin (JCAA) Board of Directors.  I’ll be blogging throughout our trip.  My intention is to entice other members of our program to share their thoughts and experiences here, too.  I’ll be posting blogs regularly, and I’ll also be sending some videos to a YouTube channel.  Both the Ballet Austin and the JCAA websites will rebroadcast our blogs.

While our official program starts next Thursday, Sept. 19, with a flight to Tel Aviv, I’m actually leaving on Tuesday, Sept. 17.  I want a couple of days to adjust to the time zone switch and to see Tel Aviv.  Several others joining our program are also headed over to the area earlier next week.  We will be meeting next Friday, Sept. 20 for our first dinner together.

I’ll be back when I get to Tel Aviv.  Stay tuned…