After a hectic day of packing, I am officially ready to depart for Israel! I managed to squeeze in one last visit with my Turkish friend/Arabic speaking partner today — we had a delicious dessert at a Turkish restaurant in Houston (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanafeh).

The first major event will be my 13 hour layover in Warsaw and my trek to the downtown (to kill some time). Stay tuned for pictures!